Oline starters

[Bengal Dude]

(08-26-2019, 12:56 AM)Whatever Wrote: It's interesting that when Price was drafted, Pollack was lauded for beating his fist on the table for him.  Now that he's a disappointment, it falls on Tobin, apparently.

The reality is that they let Bodine walk and didn't have a viable replacement.  They went into the draft hoping Ragnew would be there, and he wasn't, so they reached for the next best C out of need.  Stuff like this is why you don't reach for need and don't go into the draft absolutely having to draft X position unless you're in the Top 5.

I praise Tobin for his success and lay into him for his failures. We've been told that he's the de facto GM, and that became crystal clear in the 2017 draft. 

The Price pick was just another example why this team needs to stop being frugal in free agency. Everyone in the world knew we were going for a center, so I knew it was unlikely we were going to get Ragnow. The Bengals convinced themselves that Price was just as good, I personally preferred James Daniels over Price.