Draft Every Pick O Line

[SunsetBengal]

(10-04-2019, 07:40 PM)Fan_in_Kettering Wrote: I would be perfectly content drafting the best offensive lineman on the board all seven rounds.

With that said, Cincinnati desperately needs a real offensive line coach.  Jim Turner turns maulers into marshmallows.

This may sound like a bit of minimization on my part, but I attribute the OL's woes to 3 unexpected happenings.  Obviously, the Jonah Williams injury.  They selected the #1 OL prospect in the entire draft, with the grit to shine in the rugged SEC conference.  Who in a lifetime would have expected to tear a rotator cuff in a non-padded practice session?  Second, the surprise retirement of Clint Boling.  He was by far the best OL on the team, ever since they let Whitworth go.  Not just for his physical abilities, but his experience and leadership is sorely missed.  Lastly, the enigma that is the Cordy Glenn concussion recovery/everlasting concussion TBI syndrome.

Before those three events happened, the team seemed to have a plan at OL, and most of us saw it as a logical and feasible plan.  Now, were working with a washed up veteran and a premature rookie holding down the Left side of the OL.  When you're in that situation, it's not going to be pretty, no matter who's doing the coaching or what schemes you're trying to run.

Now with that said, I don't feel like they need to spend an absurd amount of picks on OL next draft.  I anticipate a full recovery for Jonah Williams, just as I see Michael Jordan getting great developmental time, as he's taking his lumps out there.  So, I would like to see them draft one Tackle in the early rounds, and another mid-round Guard.  Hopkins is holding down the Center position, with Price backing and also at Guard.  With a full compliment of players, they likely wouldn't have been half bad.