03-18-2022, 08:56 PM
This is not meant as an excuse for Hopkins play last year, but I was shocked that he was injured in January but was ready to start opening day. And we are not talking about a QB. This is an O-lineman whose knee is used to leverage hundreds of pounds of defensive linemen every single play. I have never seen a lineman return that quickly from knee surgery.
Other than that I think I agree with a lot of people here. Hopkins was not complete trash when he was healthy. He might even start for another NFL team. But he was not even close to worth his salary. We had to release him.
Bengals have called Karras "center" ever since they signed him. That leaves us with two holes at RT an RG. I say we sign one more free agent and either Carman or Smith will start in the last spot. I don't see anyway a rookie starts. And I don't see the team counting on both Smith and Jackson to start. So even if it is just a mid-tier ($4-$6 million) experienced starter on a 1-year deal I still sya we bring in another free agent O-lineman.
Other than that I think I agree with a lot of people here. Hopkins was not complete trash when he was healthy. He might even start for another NFL team. But he was not even close to worth his salary. We had to release him.
Bengals have called Karras "center" ever since they signed him. That leaves us with two holes at RT an RG. I say we sign one more free agent and either Carman or Smith will start in the last spot. I don't see anyway a rookie starts. And I don't see the team counting on both Smith and Jackson to start. So even if it is just a mid-tier ($4-$6 million) experienced starter on a 1-year deal I still sya we bring in another free agent O-lineman.
