When the Backups Play Better Than the Starters.

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(11-02-2020, 12:40 PM)TJHoushmandzadeh Wrote: I'm not.

Open competition works best when you have an otherwise settled unit with one opening alongside some sure things. That's not this Bengals' O-line. 

The closest thing they have to a sure thing to start on next year's O-line has played 7 NFL matches.

This makes no sense. Open competitions are for finding the best player regardless of any external factors. 

"This player sucks but we have to hand him a starting job because the player next to him sucks, too."