(10-04-2018, 07:26 AM)sonofstat Wrote: Boo!!!    

SunsetBengal....i don't come to this message board for logical and pragmatic answers 

(10-04-2018, 08:20 AM)SunsetBengal Wrote: So many seem to think that offensive linemen are like cards in a deck, you can just keep shuffling them until you get the hand that you want.  It doesn't really work that way.  Say you have an injury, and that position's backup is a starter at another spot.  By shifting that man over, you've now created a situation of not one, but two guys playing in spots out of their normal.  Lines that are veteran and have experience together can pull it off.  To just whimsically doing it is like spinning a roulette wheel, and hoping how it ends up makes you a winner.

(10-03-2018, 09:09 PM)wildcats forever Wrote: I was kinda fearful it was something like that. Last season was so painful to witness that I blocked most of it tbh. It still boggles my mind how an NFL team allows one of the most important groups go downhill (and stay there) like the Bengals have. 

(10-06-2018, 01:21 PM)Bengalfan4life27c Wrote: He has played better than Bodine did last season. now Price was better this season Im not saying he's probowl level or anything. Im thankful Alexander is no longer coaching this line  but Hopkins has been a pleasant surprise as a UDFA.

(10-06-2018, 01:21 PM)Bengalfan4life27c Wrote: He has played better than Bodine did last season. now Price was better this season Im not saying he's probowl level or anything. Im thankful Alexander is no longer coaching this line  but Hopkins has been a pleasant surprise as a UDFA.

(10-06-2018, 01:23 PM)Sled21 Wrote: Yeah, and as much as I hate the thought of Price not playing center, plugging him in at right guard would make the right side ALMOST as good as the left side......

(10-06-2018, 03:43 PM)Beaker Wrote: I dont think Hopkins is a better C than Price. Nor do I think Hopkins is better at C than he is at G. I think the difference is Pollack. He is a better OL coach by a wide margin and is getting the best out of his guys no matter where he puts them.

(10-06-2018, 03:43 PM)Beaker Wrote: I dont think Hopkins is a better C than Price. Nor do I think Hopkins is better at C than he is at G. I think the difference is Pollack. He is a better OL coach by a wide margin and is getting the best out of his guys no matter where he puts them.

(10-06-2018, 04:18 PM)Synric Wrote: Lazor and Dalton.

Dalton is one if the best quarterbacks against pressure and the blitz this season. 

(10-06-2018, 03:43 PM)Beaker Wrote: I dont think Hopkins is a better C than Price. Nor do I think Hopkins is better at C than he is at G. I think the difference is Pollack. He is a better OL coach by a wide margin and is getting the best out of his guys no matter where he puts them.

(10-06-2018, 04:18 PM)Synric Wrote: Lazor and Dalton.

Dalton is one if the best quarterbacks against pressure and the blitz this season. 

(10-06-2018, 04:22 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: Looks like what Van Pelt was working on with Dalton has really paid off.

(10-07-2018, 10:13 AM)SunsetBengal Wrote: We've always known that Andy had the physical tools, along with the smarts to get the job done.  What I think the difference is this year?  More times than not, the pressure is coming from the outside, where it should be coming from.  In previous seasons, it came right up the middle and blew things up, before they had a chance to develop.  I think having an emphasis on the interior OL has made a huge difference.

(10-07-2018, 01:29 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: When the Center is constantly being driven back into the QB's lap he has no chance so true.

Great job by Hopkins filling in for Price so far.

BTW, just heard on CBS, Dalton is THE BEST QB in the NFL when facing the blitz right now.

(10-07-2018, 01:40 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: Despite all of the criticism about the lack of playoff success, Dalton has been consistently praised through the years, as having one of the quickest releases in the league.