09-03-2019, 11:12 AM
(09-03-2019, 08:32 AM)SHRacerX Wrote: One of my fav Andre Smith moments was a game against Philly, I believe, where he and a defensive lineman locked horns and their facemasks got locked together. The guy on Philly pulled his head out of his helmet first and Andre stood there a moment with what looked like a conjoined twin sticking out of his helmet.C'mon Racer, haven't you heard, Coach Taylor and crew are in way over their heads???
I have to give the Bengals credit on several things before the season even started: They were proactive getting a lot of competition for Boling's spot: Bringing in Jerry and drafting Jordan to compete with Westerman ended up with a very solid young guy that could be our LG for years to come. And he will be on the cheap for some time. Let's not forget the importance of that as they try to sign Green, Dalton, and Mixon.
They also brought in BW Webb for the slot CB position as Dennard was a question mark health-wise. Turns out he was absolutely needed.
They also went out and signed several UDFA WRs to compete for the back of the roster spots and have a good competition that was ultimately won by Damian Willis. Not saying the guy is AJ Green, but he is certainly better than what we had before backing up the spot.
And although it really had a sad ending, the drafting of two RBs in Rd 6 was very smart. If Anderson had stayed healthy, he looked like a steal (and maybe will be someday) but the depth here with Williams was smart as if they had only taken one and that player went down...
Lastly, the drafting of Sample. He was thrown the ball just enough in the PS that opposing teams need to respect him as a threat, but he appears to be an excellent choice to stay in and help against some of the tougher DEs (Clowney?) and he can still slide out and be a checkdown for Dalton.
The team seemed to be much better prepared heading in to the season with the lingering issues that could have been major problems if they didn't address them proactively.
