02-07-2020, 11:00 AM
(02-07-2020, 09:27 AM)SHRacerX Wrote: Me too...Price is a bigger bust than Og and Fisher at this point...One thing I will say in his defense is that the word is he has never been close to healthy and it has really effected his play. That being said, the very first snap of his career he did a complete whiff that turned in to a Dalton INT that would have scored if Dalton wasn't a better tackler than half our defense.I'm guilty of going overboard on the Price hype train. At tOSU, he had a great reputation as a no nonsense, hard working, great locker room guy. I try to keep my Buckeye fandom separate from the Bengals but I thought he was a sure thing.
Injuries might explain some of it, but he was the strongest linemen coming out of his draft, was a leader, and was a stud at both G and C at Ohio State. I am puzzled as I thought he was the safest, if unsexiest, pick coming out.
He isn't going to be cut, though, while he is still on his rookie deal and they will wait to see if the light comes on and he can play significantly better while healthy. All that being said, right now, he is a bench guy....And frankly, his presence at backup makes the Bengals likely think they won't get a FA Guard because then you are benching two young guys they drafted (they won't bench Miller).
A friend of Price occasionally posts on tOSU's Rival site (where I spend most of my online time). When asked about Price's struggles, he wouldn't go into too many details but simply said "he needs to get his mind right".
