High Comedy from Hobson

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While Hobson works for the Bengals, he seems to more to speculate about things and using previous history in his statements. I don't think he's really giving indication to what the Bengals will do, just what he thinks will happen.

It is kind of surprising he thinks the DL is in worse shape than the OL. I would have expected him to more spout off something like the DL will be fine if Lawson is re-signed because they'll have a "healthy" Reader and Atkins back. And then getting a mid-round draft pick (or two) for the DL to rotate with their starters. This could imply the Bengals are 1) expecting to move on from Atkins, and 2) possibly not re-signing Lawson. If so, those are two very big holes to fill.

Hobson seems to indicate (based on previous team approach I assume) that the best strategy for OL is to fill the OGs with draft pick and/or cheaper FA and then pushing more money toward OT. Given they already have Jonah Williams, I get the impression he's referring to a Bobby Hart replacement if they do spend big on OL in FA. Hobson also states the 1st or 2nd round could be a possibility for a new OT.
Last, I really don't like the continued push that Frank Pollack is going to turn water into wine just by introducing a new scheme and better coaching. That's too much of a gamble, and I don't think the Bengals use that as an excuse not to get at least ONE new OL in FA and/or early in the draft.