03-25-2021, 09:02 AM
(03-24-2021, 05:17 PM)CanadianBengal Wrote: Chase didn't play eitherÂ
Problem with going Chase or Pitts is that if Joe does not have time to throw --it limits the routes those two can run and negates their strengths. Two biggest concerns about Joe last year -- Having to rush and not working through progressions and the deep ball. I think both are a product of no time. If he does not get time --he cannot develop and therefore won't able to use Pitts or Chase fully. Bengals need to plan for the next 3-5 years and not try to take a short cut. Developing Burrows is the most important task they had and they should have prioritized that last year and definitely need to this year. I would love to add Chase or Pitts but the O-Line being good is most important. Jonah was good when he played and Reif is solid. Hopkins is below average and hurt. Spain and XSF are good back-ups. Turner --if he signed could compete with those two but is far from a sure thing. If they had signed a very good guard I could have moved from Sewell/Slater to Chase but right now --the O-Line is still pretty crappy
But Chase has proven his worth more, imo, in an exceptional conference with weekly NFL talent. Sewell is playing in a terrible conference and playing in a gimmicky offense. Lots of unconventional wide splits on their OL. Don't get me wrong, he's a great player and the ONE thing they need is a LT that is here to stay for 1o years.If this draft was not so deep with very very good OL in rounds 2-3 it would be different.
