Andre Smith liking it at Guard

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(06-25-2017, 12:18 PM)Yojimbo Wrote: I'm cautiously optimistic. I thought he had the body to play RG from day 1. Could have been a pro-bowler at OG instead of a serviceable OT.

This is a great point.  I felt that way about Cam Robinson, who I was hoping we would take in the 2nd if he continued to fall.  He would have been a younger, healthier version of Smith.  However, I think the real beauty of Smith is he was a part of the Ogbuehi backup plan.  If Ced stinks up the joint, they won't be waiting until week 13 (or whatever it was) to bench him.  They will shift Fisher to LT and move Andre to RT, giving Westerman/Redmond a battle to win the RG position.

I hope to heaven it doesn't happen, but I am all about having a contingency plan.  If Andre kills it at RG, I bet the Bengals don't re-sign him and he gets paid a ton to play RG elsewhere and turns in to a very nice compensatory pick.  That would be a pretty good deal for one year at what they are paying him.