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Rank the Bengal Interior O-Line - bfine32 - 07-27-2015
Where do we rank the Bengal men in the middle compared to the rest of the NFL?
As always I'll give you the other projected starters as reference:
ARZ- Mike Iupati, Jonathan Cooper, Ted Larsen
ATL- Mike Person, Jon Asamoah, Joe Hawley
BAL- Kelechi Osemele, Marshal Yanda, Jeremy Zuttah
BUF- Richie Incognito, John Miller, Eric Wood
CAR- Andrew Norwell, Trai Turner, Ryan Kalil
CHI- Matt Slauson, Kyle Long, Matt Slauson, Will Montgomery
CLV- Joel Bitonio, John Greco, Alex Mack
DAL- Ronald Leary, Zack Martin, Travis Frederick
DEN- Ben Garland, Louis Vasquez, Gino Gradkowski
DET- Laken Tomlinson, Larry Warford, Manny Ramirez
GBP- Josh Sitton, TJ Lang, Corey Linsley
HOU- Xavier Su’a-Filo, Brandon Brooks, Ben Jones
IND- Jack Mewhort, Todd Herremans, Khaled Holmes
JAX- Zane Beadles, Brandon Linder, Stefen Wisniewski
KCC- Ben Grubbs, Paul Fanaika, Eric Kush
MIA- Dallas Thomas, Jeffrey Linkenbach, Mike Pouncey
MIN- Joe Berger, Brandon Fusco, John Sullivan
NEP- Josh Kline, Ryan Wendell, Bryan Stork
NOS- Tim Lelito, Jahri Evans, Max Unger
NYG- Justin Pugh, Geoff Schwartz, Weston Richburg
NYJ- James Carpenter, Willie Colon, Nick Mangold
OAK- Gabe Jackson, Khalif Barnes, Rodney Hudson
PHI- Allen Barber, Matt Tobin, Jason Kelce
PIT- Ramon Foster, David DeCastro, Maurkice Pouncey
SDC- Orlando Frankiln, Johnnie Troutman, Chris Watt
SFF- Alex Boone, Marcus Martin, Daniel Kilgore
SEA- Alvin Bailey, JR Sweezy, Lemuel Jeanpierre
STL- Rodger Saffold, Jamon Brown, Tim Barnes
TBB- Logan Mankins, Ali Marpet, Evan Smith
TEN- Andy Levitre, Chance Warmack, Brian Schwenke
WAS- Shawn Lauvao, Spencer Long, Kory Lichtensteiger
RE: Rank the Bengal Interior O-Line - djs7685 - 07-27-2015
Zeitler is a top 5 RG, Boling is a top 10 LG, but that dang Bodine is definitely in the bottom half of NFL centers.
Our guards are probably a top 5 duo, but Bodine brings them down, I just need to decide how much that deserves to be weighed. I think I'll go 6-10 even though Bodine was all kinds of not good last year. Our guards deserve a high ranking, wish the polls were separated.
Green Bay, Baltimore, Cleveland, Dallas, and Chicago are probably the top 5 interior lines right now, unless I'm completely missing something. Unfortunately there's no way we're top 5 right now with Bodine. Anywhere from 6 to 16 could be arguable but it's probably closer to 10-16 as a trio.
RE: Rank the Bengal Interior O-Line - Luvnit2 - 07-27-2015
This is a tough one.
I think Zeitler is in the top 5 to 7.
I think Boling is in the top 10 to 12.
I think Bodine is 24 to 26.
So, if I average it all out, it appears to be 14th with Bodine killing the group.
RE: Rank the Bengal Interior O-Line - J24 - 07-27-2015
I said between 11-16 but it would be in the top 10 if our center wasn't terrible last season.
RE: Rank the Bengal Interior O-Line - Benton - 07-27-2015
I'll go 6-10.
Yeah, everybody knocks Bodine, but give the kid a break. He's playing with some of the best linemen in the AFC. We've got two top 10 tackles, two top 10 guards. He's going to need a season or two to catch up to their level.