Quinton Spain is visiting Cincy this week; likely to sign

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(11-09-2020, 07:20 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: I agree with that part, to a point.  You have to continue to draft and develop OL, but also know when it's time to add a proven veteran to bridge the gap.  Adding a FA or two here and there is a necessary evil, but you really don't want to build your entire OL that way, as it will eat up a ton of cap space.  And, if you go all cheapo FAs on a critical unit like OL, it can turn out worse than drafting poorly.  Those are just my thoughts on the subject.

The Bengals have added three new guys since the offseason who are good pass blockers: XSF, Spain, Finney.
Jonah Williams and Trey Hopkins are also good pass blockers.
Bobby Hart has improved his pass blocking as the season has gone on.

If this team is going to be a pass-oriented offense, they may finally be able to put together a solid pass-blocking OL by season's end. While there's room for improvement at nearly every position on the OL (especially when it comes to run blocking), it at least may not be quite the sieve it was in September. That would reduce the need to heavily invest in new OL in the offseason, especially with there being huge needs on defense too.