Collins released

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(09-13-2023, 12:15 AM)psychdoctor Wrote: Bengals have little depth at OL something that has plagued the team for years.  Damn.

They shouldn't have depth problems, but they do because their drafted players are not good.

Carman, Smith, and Hill all in their 3rd year.
Volson 2nd year, but 20 starts under his belt inc. playoffs.

They drafted Carman to be OG or RT, as they already had Jonah at LT.
Carman has looked decent only on the left side, but it's even hard to say LG with confidence because it was so few snaps.
Volson, a 4th round rookie, beat him out for the starting LG spot last year, which wasn't a good sign.

Smith came in light and lacked sand in his pants, still looks weak in the run game, at least what we saw in the preseason.
If Smith is ever called on for RT snaps, you may as well not run the ball to his side.

LT, C, and LG are probably in the best spots with backups in Carman, Hill, and Scharping.
I would not want to see Cappa or Jonah go down, as I don't trust Ford at all after seeing him in preseason, and same with Smith.
Jonah also still has to prove he's a decent RT, but I won't give him too much crap for going against arguably the best pass rushers on the schedule in Garrett and Smith. Watt and Highsmith are right up there as well, so they will be a test too when it comes time to play the Steelers.