Contract status of our o-line

[SunsetBengal]

(02-23-2018, 01:58 PM)fredtoast Wrote: This is where professional scouts come into play.  They should be able to break down a players skills and decide what system he will work in.

It is obviously much harder to evaluate a player in one scheme and projecting him in another, but professional scouts should know what to look for.

You make a great point about professional scouts, they should be able to tell the difference in what a player's strengths and weaknesses are, and what type of system they will be a "best fit" for.

However, it's not just the Bengals scouts that have been fooled in recent years.  Several highly rated OTs have fooled scouts from several teams other than the Bengals.  On the reason for this, I blame the option offenses that are so popular in college football, in recent years.  Those linemen aren't asked to block for a standard 5-7 step drop., many of them also aren't very aggressive when it comes to run blocking.  

Now, I'm not wanting to spend the time building my list of early round OT flops in recent years tonight.  However, if you think that I'm full of shit on this notion, you are more than welcome to research for yourself.