What If Bengals O Line is Great in 2024

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(06-21-2024, 03:39 PM)higgy100 Wrote: Scheme and all is one thing but chemistry is enormous in OL play which isn't mentioned enough. Knowing where your mates are is huge. My good buddy's son is best friends with a NFL starting OL and he gave the best example I've ever heard. He said a cohesive OL that has played together is like a driver switching lines and only having to look in their sideview mirror for a brief second. Having a mix and match OL with guys not playing together is like not only having to look in your sideview mirror but also having to turn your head around to look back as you just don't have that trust that has developed. Everything just takes way too long to develop.

Yea that makes sense, but how long is long enough?
It's extremely rare for a team to return all 5 of its starters year after year, so there's always going to be some new face(s) about every year.
Karras, Cappa, and Volson have played together 30+ games.
OBJ was new last year, so I would think that's his year to gel and now he should be expected to be fully cohesive going into this season.