Grade The Draft

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(05-07-2023, 09:41 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: 1 IOL injury (any of the 3) away from things getting real dicey. 

1 very good starting LT, 1 backup who may be an okay LT (Carman), and 0 guys we can count on to be a good starting RT.

Still not happy that Drew Sample is almost certainly going to be the starting TE for most of the year, too.

Both Collins and Carman have experience in the NFL at G.  For all the flak Carman gets for his rookie season, he didn't allow a sack and graded slightly higher than Volson did last year.  I don't see the OL imploding if either of them has to play.  

Being realistic, you can't ever truly count on a rookie being able to come in and play at a capable level.  On top of that, this was a brutally bad OL class, particularly at T.  I personally can't fault the Bengals for not wanting to gamble on a class this bad.