Think Changing LT is all we need to fix the line??? Think again...

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(09-18-2017, 09:37 PM)RoyleRedlegs Wrote: Mixon might be. But one of Hill and Gio was a wasted 2nd rounder then. 3 RBs selected in the 2nd round in 4 years. One 1,000 yard season. Yikes


He didn't regress. He played with one arm. His shoulder was shot early in the season and he kept playing. 

And yes, when you are a good, not great LG and the LT is among the league worst and the center is among the league worst....you will look bad too.
That's how the OL works. You have to be able to be a unit and one bad player can sink an entire OL.

Bengals 2nd round picks since Dalton in 2011...
Devon Still (bust)
Giovani Bernard (good complimentary RB but not elite)
Margus Hunt (bust)
Jeremy Hill (maybe good goal line RB but not elite)
Jake Fisher (jury still out, but hasn't been great thus far)
Tyler Boyd (solid rookie season, but healthy scratch last week makes me concerned he's falling on depth chart)
Joe Mixon (too early to judge)

None of these players has become a great player. Out of all of them, Gio has been the best.
Also, it's really puzzling to invest so many 2nd rounders into RBs in such a short span when the league is deemphasizing the position. IMO a team needs only one high RB selection and the rest should be cheap FAs and/or mid-late rounders.