12-16-2018, 11:30 PM
(12-16-2018, 08:56 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: 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.
I would. It caused the departure of one of the team's best players from both a talent and intangible standpoint. After that, the line was in a death spiral. This o-line hasn't been able to protect anyone since 2016.
People were worried as hell about replacing Jones and Sanu after they left, but the skill position groups are well-stocked with capable players right now. Unfortunately, the o-line still wanders in the wilderness. The team is stuck starting the Alex Redmonds and Bobby Harts of the league. That's not a place you plan on going, it's where you wind up when your plan goes horribly wrong.
Past those two busts at tackle, you have Shaw and Smith who are no longer on the team and then PJ Dawson who many fans liked, but turned out to be another sunk cost.
Essentially we got 2 backup TEs out of that draft. Whooptee shit.
