Andre Smith?

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(03-10-2016, 01:28 AM)NATI BENGALS Wrote:
Is that why he started 2 games at T last year? And is listed as a T on the roster? And now we are letting the guy he was backing up walk. Zeitler is a free agent after next year. If he walks Fisher and Ogbuehi would make a fine right side. Problem is Whit is a free agent too after this year. He can't do it forever. Maybe sign Winston back for 2017 too?

How would Andre go from starter to ONLY being a backup and not doing it well? He played LT at Bama. He could play G. His forte is run blocking.

Fisher didn't set the world on fire. And Ogbuehi is supposed to be our future at LT. And like I said Zeitler is up after this year. And everyone wants Bodine replaced.

Say whatever you want. Andre was a starting tackle on a team that's offense was on fire last year. And without good tackle play there is no offensive fireworks.

We make all of our draft picks earn it. But for some reason our only veteran competition at RT is going to be Winston?

We have plenty of money to spend. If he only cost 3 million it is well worth it instead of letting our OL depth go to hell.

Because obviously the situation now is completely the same as the situation at that time, right?

Ogbuehi wasn't ready yet (didn't play until Week 13) now he is. Not to mention I think you really need to go back and re-look at one of those two games that Winston started. The Bengals had 6 starting OL in week 10, one of which was Fisher.

Now you have the 1st and 2nd round picks from 2015 ready to start and even then only one of them can, so you don't need THREE backup tackles.

Andre was not the reason the offense was good last year. He played terribly. He is not good, stop living in 2012.