02-13-2023, 09:39 PM
(02-13-2023, 07:07 PM)007BengalsFan Wrote: I dont disagree the O-line was improved this year but it still wasnt very good even when fully healthy. You still had Williams at LT who in 2021 gave up the 5th most sacks in the NFL with 8 come back in 2022 and led the league with 12. At RT you had Collins come in, give up 5 sacks and post a 57.9 PFF grade. Last year Riley Reiff gave up 3 sacks and had a 64.3 PFF grade before being injured. At LG Volson gave up 5 sacks and graded out at 51.6 while last year Quinton Spain gave up 5 sacks and graded out at 72.3.
Karras and Cappa were improvments over Hopkins and Adeniji but the other 3 positions on the OL were about the same or worse than last year. Overall, it was an improvement but still a bottom tier O-line. We cant keep putting Burrow out there year after year behind a subpar O-line and expecting him to work miracles when he has to go up against Mahomes and his elite O-line.This is what Burrow is up against: https://www.si.com/nfl/2023/02/13/orlando-brown-chiefs-offensive-line-zero-sacks-shirt-eagles
Stop we’ve won the last 3-4 vs Mahomes. He beat us on an ill timed and uncharacteristic punt return and personal foul resulting in a last second loss. Now the OL needs work. But we’ve got money invested. Jonah was an issue. But 20 million we don’t have to hit that position group again in FA. We can damn sure draft a good OT in the first round though
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