02-09-2017, 02:28 PM
(02-09-2017, 07:32 AM)SHRacerX Wrote: While this is all true, I think it could become a position group of strength in just one draft. Draft a Guard like Feeney and a Center like Elfien early, you have Fisher at RT, Boling at LG, and Whit for at least two more years with time to develop his replacement.
Bodine will not be defended this year, as his contract ends at the end of the season. Drafting his replacement for 2018 is logical and can push for the starting job this year. Bodine could become the backup. I also thought Fisher looked really good when finally given his shot at RT last year. He isn't fighting an offseason injury like Ced, either, where he will surely come back to the bengals even stronger.
As for PA, just one poor quarter, really, or design/execution/etc in the Super Bowl and the Falcons are replacing two coaches on defense....Ouch. That is the difference between winning and losing: accountability. Alexander should have been tossed out after getting his QB killed this past year.
I just can't envision Ogbuehi not starting in 2017. Paul Alexander won't give up on his latest project that easily. That's what happens without accountability. PA is more worried about his ego and proving he can fix a turd than what's actually better for the sake of winning football games.
It's hard to imagine the line getting any better if guys like Og and Bodine are still a part of it. After seeing teams like Dallas, Atlanta and New England this year, the Bengals should take notes and make o-line a priority. Those teams were all excellent at running the football as well as pass blocking. Paul's lines have been none of the above.
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