Argument for and against Sewell.

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(12-03-2020, 02:11 PM)ochocincos Wrote: Fair, but they also have a better run game than the Bengals, specifically run blocking OL.
All of their starting OL besides Wills has a run blocking grade of 70+.
The only starting OL on the Bengals that has that is Bobby Hart.

So if the Bengals want to be more like the Browns, they need OL who can run block better along with pass block. I doubt Hopkins ever gets there, as he's never been a good run blocker. Williams may, but he's not there right now. Spain has only had a run blocking grade of 70+ one year in his career - 2016, so I doubt he ever gets there either (assuming he's re-signed).

Thuney is consistently decent/solid in run blocking, but it's not his forte either.

I'm just trying to set the proper expectation that even with adding Sewell and Thuney, the running game may not become strong like it is with the Browns.

But the Bengals dont need to be like the browns. The Bengals drafted a QB that doesn’t need to have a top 10 running game. He DOES need his running game to be effective so he can keep defenses honest, but he isn’t Baker Mayfield, the worst qb in the AFC North.