Where the Bengals Have Already Failed Joe Burrow

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(05-03-2020, 07:18 PM)samhain Wrote: This article is jumping the gun a bit.  I'd like to see more talent on the line, but there are 2 things at play here:

1:  This team, in case you didn't notice, really effing sucked last year at several position groups.  They sucked practically everywhere on the defensive side, save maybe the line at the end of the season.  They needed a lot of upgrades.  There wasn't enough money or draft picks to address them all.  Beating up on the worst team in football for not fixing every position on the roster is a cheap narrative to start off with.

2.  The team says they like the guys they have, and they've stuck with that assertion all year.  With all of the other things they've done to address personnel, I'll give them the benefit of the doubt here.  if they truly believed that the o-line was going to get Burrow killed, I think they'd have attempted to do more.  

I don't love Turner.  I think he's a clown.  Still, it's worth seeing if continuity in his system and a year of development/chemistry for younger guys can make the difference.  If not, then attack the o-line like you did linebacker and the secondary this year.  

It's easy to say that an o-line is essential to developing a young franchise quarterback, but it's not the ONLY essential thing.  I imagine any quarterback would appreciate a defense that plays well enough to take some of the pressure of of them.  To me it was just a matter of not being able to do everything at once.

That's the thing, were we really gonna fix all the holes on this team in one offseason ? No but they gave it one hell of a shot !