09-02-2016, 07:57 PM
(09-02-2016, 06:53 PM)fortyyearfan Wrote: I FEEL like our all starters are ready for a run,Jemery Hill is ready to prove himself and ball out,However our backups on both lines are simply AWLFUL.Watching last nights last pre-season was terrible and boring.I feel like a lot of teams have better backups than us.those guys sucked bigtime.Both lines could not do anything.Need to address that with whatever shows up after the last cuts.we need better lineup as backups on both sides.
I do feel really really good about our starters.And remember this we have some excellent coaches that came in and our going to make us so much better.come on sunday!!!!!
Part of good offensive and defensive line play comes from consistently working together as a unit which is something the back ups lack. Since Duke Tobin has apparently been given more input/control during the draft process I think the overall quality has improved. Some teams have better backups at some positions than the Bengals and vice versa, but I'm not seeing a great disparity like you suggest.
