10-09-2018, 01:45 PM
If you told me last year that Bengals would only give up 9 sacks through the first 5 games of the 2018 season, I think anyone would take that easily. The Bengals gave up 8 sacks alone in the first 2 games last season. Yes, the OL is still allowing pressure but Dalton has been statistically one of the best QBs when under pressure thus far. Credit to Lazor for scheming ways to get receivers open quickly and Alex Van Pelt for adding new tweaks to Dalton's game. He's been extending plays and not getting happy feet not as much when protection doesn't hold.
Glenn is up and down but still makes a difference on that left side. Boling is still rock solid as ever. Need Price back but Hopkins has held it down which is all you could ask for from a backup. It was fun to hype Redmond during the offseason but he was still undrafted and thinking that he could be a long-term option was a long shot. Won't mention Westerman because he clearly won't get a shot. Hart is probably still the weakest link but I think Pollack is getting the most of him and it's clear we don't have any other options.
We knew the fixing the o-line would be a 2-year process at the very least. If it wasn't any better we would not be 4-1 right now. It is and you could tell. You can't deny that Pollack has had a significant impact regardless of the fact that he might have been overhyped. Okay, he couldn't turn Cedric Ogbuehi or Jake Fisher into solid starters in under a year. Most coaches won't.
Glenn is up and down but still makes a difference on that left side. Boling is still rock solid as ever. Need Price back but Hopkins has held it down which is all you could ask for from a backup. It was fun to hype Redmond during the offseason but he was still undrafted and thinking that he could be a long-term option was a long shot. Won't mention Westerman because he clearly won't get a shot. Hart is probably still the weakest link but I think Pollack is getting the most of him and it's clear we don't have any other options.
We knew the fixing the o-line would be a 2-year process at the very least. If it wasn't any better we would not be 4-1 right now. It is and you could tell. You can't deny that Pollack has had a significant impact regardless of the fact that he might have been overhyped. Okay, he couldn't turn Cedric Ogbuehi or Jake Fisher into solid starters in under a year. Most coaches won't.
