The Bengals did it right at OT

[wolfkaosaun]

They did it right by drafting, they just didn't do it right by WHO they drafted.

Ogbuehi was never going to be a LT. I never understood why people say LT is his natural position because, guess what, it isn't. Ogbuehi started out at OG and did well there. He then moved to RT and also did well there. When he moved to LT, that's when he struggled. He did well in the beginning. But then against actual NFL talent against Ole Miss, Mississippi State, and Alabama he gave up 5 sacks in those games along with multiple QB hits and pressures. They ended up moving Ogbuehi back to RT because of how much he struggled.

LT is not Ogbuehi's natural position and he never had sustained success there. He also lacked strength and couldn't sustain blocks. SUre, those are coachable, but he's not getting it.

Fisher I liked better at RT. However, just like Ogbuehi, he lacked strength. Bull rushers and stronger opponents had his number. Fisher is a fighter, but he's not a strong one. He also moved around a lot as well in college, so he had to keep learning different angles.

So the Bengals took two OT prospects who both struggle with power. Both don't have great strength. And both moved around the offensive line throughout their college career.

They had no backup plans for if neither one worked out. Sure, they tried Whitworth but once he was gone they didn't even try to bring anyone else in. They thought they could do well with what they had, and even Eric WInston was so bad they had to cut him. Their plan wasn't to have Andre Smith play OT either. He just got outplayed by someone else for OG. And even then, Andre Smith was TERRIBLE last season.

They did the right thing planning for Whit and Smith leaving. They did the wrong thing is basically drafting the same player, having no backup plan, and betting this entire season on Paul Alexander's draft evaluation of the two and coaching them up. They are Alexander's guys, so he deserves as much criticism as anyone else.