12-07-2018, 11:00 AM
(12-06-2018, 12:49 AM)XsandOs Wrote: Bengals generally spend draft and dollar capital on QBs, WRs, OTs, CBs and DEs.
OL has always been a focal point of draft (Levi, Willie, Steinbach, Whit, Smith, Zeitler, Ced, Price, etc.). And when they
OTs perform, they have gotten second contracts, generally.
The 2015 OL draft has caused a problem that cannot be fixed in one year. Changing from a power to zone blocking, plus having a new LT, C and RT, takes time.
Yep. Anytime you rely near 100% on draft to fill needs and let high priced players go to be replaced with draft picks...you're in trouble if you miss.
That said, only like 40% of 1st Round picks pan out.
So, IF you let a Pro Bowl Tackle go in Whitworth and draft a Tackle, there's like a 60% change you drastically downgrade that position.
Multiply that by all the guys we let go like Zeitler, Nelson, Jones, Sanu, etc.
We've had more than our share of misses lately.
