12-03-2020, 03:23 PM
(12-03-2020, 02:05 PM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: Depth can also come from late round draft picks though. Adeniji is a good example. He’s been serviceable in a fill in role. But my point was guys like XSF and Bynes can’t be our big additions in FA like they have been for pretty much forever. You really want to move the needle you need to add guys like Thuney, Conklin, etc.
Depth can come from late round picks but it usually takes them a couple of seasons to develop. Adeniji has shown promise but as a rookie he's not what a good team has as the first man off the bench (or if you want to argue Fred Johnson was first tackle off the bench, Fred Johnson isn't what good teams have as first man off the bench). Adeniji's someone the Bengals should keep around but if he's first man off the bench at Tackle in training camp* next year we'll know that the Bengals haven't really fixed their O-line room and are still banking on hope.
*That's not to say he won't develop and work his way up the depth chart during camp/pre-season/the season itself but rather that he should have to fight his way past stronger opposition to do so.
