Bobby Hart had a very good season in 2019.

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(02-27-2020, 04:16 PM)fredtoast Wrote: In 2019 Bobby Hart played 92 more snaps than he did in 2018 (1086 to 994), but even more important the Bengals had 85 more passing plays (attempts + sacks) than 2018 (664 to 579).  Yet Hart only allowed about a third as many sacks in 2019 as 2018 (4 to 11.5) and he cut his penalties in half (12 to 6).  Only 2 of Harts 6 penalties were holding.

There were 64 players that started at least 8 games as an OT last year and played at least 500 snaps.  If you look at snaps per (sacks allowed + holding penalties) Hart ranked 13th among those 64.  He also ranked 25th in sacks per snap. 


https://www.milehighreport.com/2020/2/18/21142328/2019-offensive-line-pass-blocking-review 

Since stats on O-linemen are kind of obscure I think a lot of people hate Hart based on 2018.  I am starting to see why the Bengals had faith in him.

I wouldn't say he had a very good season, as he is not a very good OT.  He had a very good improvement from one season to the next, and he is STILL just 25 years old.  That being said, I am glad they have Johnson to push him for a starting position.  That guy seems to be a real find thus far.  If they focus on upgrading the two guard positions in FA and the draft, the line could start to become competitive. 

I am still really hoping for a two-year, incentive-laden deal for Whit at LG and a fairly high draft pick to push Miller and possibly replace him.  

Signing Thuney would be a huge win, although I really don't see them ponying up 60 million over 5 years for a guard.  If they did, though, they could trade of release Miller and that money could offset the expense of the contract.