Cedric Ogbuehi

[SunsetBengal]

(12-16-2018, 08:33 PM)samhain Wrote: The 2015 draft set this team back for half a decade.  I'll attribute that to Ced and Fisher being awful players for now, because I have no evidence otherwise.

If this guy goes somewhere and actually produces for somebody on another roster, then that's a huge indictment of this coaching staff and organization.  Not only does it show Alexander's utter ineptitude, but also the team's unwillingness to part ways with coaches that are a clear detriment to winning games (Alexander, Zampese).

I wouldn't go quite THAT far, but yes, drafting that duo has put the Bengals back a step in their forming a new era team.  Busting on a 1st round QB?  Yeah, that's a 4-5 year setback, but under typical circumstances, most teams would have been rid of Ogbuehi at the end of year 2.  With Fisher?  He should have likely been given an injury payoff and wished well in his future endeavors.  They could and should have went to the bargaining table with ALL of their chips, when it came to negotiations with Whitworth, but that's all water under the bridge.  They could have just as easily attained better free agent talent to make up for the sorry draft picks, but Mr. Brown is just way too loyal (stubborn) to take advantage of such resources.