Argument for and against Sewell.

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(12-03-2020, 02:11 PM)ochocincos Wrote: Fair, but they also have a better run game than the Bengals, specifically run blocking OL.
All of their starting OL besides Wills has a run blocking grade of 70+.
The only starting OL on the Bengals that has that is Bobby Hart.

So if the Bengals want to be more like the Browns, they need OL who can run block better along with pass block. I doubt Hopkins ever gets there, as he's never been a good run blocker. Williams may, but he's not there right now. Spain has only had a run blocking grade of 70+ one year in his career - 2016, so I doubt he ever gets there either (assuming he's re-signed).

Thuney is consistently decent/solid in run blocking, but it's not his forte either.

I'm just trying to set the proper expectation that even with adding Sewell and Thuney, the running game may not become strong like it is with the Browns.

Any run blocking would be an improvement. The Bengals offense is handicapped because of their run game. Its actually a point in Joe Burrow's favor that he has looked as good as he has without a run game to lean against.

Edit: I'm more in a line of going after Larry Warford over Joe Thuney too.