Other O-Line options in round 1

[Nicomo Cosca]

(02-22-2021, 05:54 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: Here's the thing.  The team needs both talent at WR and talent on OL.  However, the 3rd WR spot can be filled by a two tool role player with a little speed. Pretty easy to find in mid rounds. The OL, needs a superstar in the worst kind of way.  That OL room needs a cream of the crop player in the worst way, whereas the WR room needs a role player and a couple of good developmental candidates.

If good WR’s are so easy to find in the mid rounds why have we been trying to replace Marvin Jones’ speed for 5 years now? I’ve seen enough Josh Malone, Cody Core types at this point.

If Taylor wants to run 11 personnel and continue to sling it all over the field we need way more than a role player as a starter. Now if he’s going to balance the offense out more (and not rely solely on Burrow) by getting Mixon a ton of touches then that’s a different story. But that just doesn’t seem like Taylor’s M.O.

As for needing a star on the OL? I think the one thing almost all of us can agree on is taking Sewell if he’s there. It’s a no brainer. What we do if he’s not is where we seem to have diverging opinions. I personally want an elite guy like Chase or Pitts in that scenario. Others want to trade back and hope the 2nd or 3rd best OT’s are there. I’d rather have Chase/Pitts + Eichenberg/Leatherwood than Slater/Darrisaw + whoever.

It just seems like many Bengals fans have become conditioned to viewing the draft as the only way to fill holes. But most other teams don’t operate like that. I want another free agency like we just saw last year, but geared towards the OL this time instead of the defense.