First preseason game overreaction thread

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(08-14-2023, 02:51 PM)007BengalsFan Wrote: Ok, so that leaves us with:

Carman who can only play LT 

Scharping who can only play LG

Ford who can only play RT, maybe

None of those sound like good options especially when you need some versatility.  After this first preseason game,  I would want to take a longer look at Smith, Brown and Gilliam as potential #2s

Agree...kind of.

Even if the Bengals keep Carman, they still need another OT. Let Smith compete with Adeniji and Ford for that. Carman has shown he can play LT better than about any other backup on the roster, so there's value...for this year anyway. Although if you wanted to argue moving Jonah back to LT if Brown gets hurt, I would assume that's a viable option too.

Scharping is getting C reps, so I have to imagine they want to see if he can be more versatile than he's shown.

Had you asked me going into TC if I thought any of Smith, Brown, or Gilliam would have a chance at the 53, I'd say maybe Brown but that's it. Now it might be possible a couple of these guys could.