03-17-2021, 10:18 AM
(03-16-2021, 08:54 PM)samhain Wrote: I think the play should have been to get better on the OL out of the gate. Now that that isn't happening, they need to take advantage of the receiver glut. There will be plenty of guys worthy of 3rd WR roles that probably project more as 2s. A team could really load up for not much of a cap hit. I'd be happy with Reynolds, but I'd be happier with Samuel or Fuller.
If that doesn't work, then I like the idea of another pass rusher like Reddick or Ingram.
They might end up needing OL with the first and second rounders, so anything that frees up the draft is helpful. It sucks that they've ignored the line, but a right side with Sewell and Jackson Carman taking over might be interesting.
Hey guys..I'm fairly new here and I definitely don't want to be negative. I hadn't seen the info below and was honestly shocked at the ineptitude of the Bengals FO and failure in drafting the OL.
I was wondering if anyone else had looked back at our drafts since 2015 and looked at how well we've drafted for the offensive line? I was just curious and looked up previous drafts and was just curious as to whether i should trust this front office to draft any position on the OL?
2015: Ogbuehi & Fisher - Both outta football
2016: Westerman - Retired
2017: Dielman - Retired (Good lord I never realized how bad that 2017 draft was minus a few wins)
2018: Billy Price & Rod Taylor - Price rides the bench and Taylor looks to be outta footbal
2019: Williams (played 10 games in 2 season) and Michael Jordan - needs to ride the pine
2020: Adeniji - who we have no clue how he's going to turn out
However, looking at this mess and do we really have faith and confidence this organization can draft an OL? Thats the reason I wanted them spend the money on Zeitler or one of the big names.
The draft is never guaranteed no matter how high you draft in it. I just found it interesting to see how many players were out of the NFL that we'd drafted in the last 6 years. Fisher and Ogbuehli should be just starting their 2nd contracts. I hate to say but Billy Price might as well be cut because he doesnt offer this team anything other than effort. I thought he'd be a stud coming out of Ohio State and he's been a bust.
Anyway, just hadnt seen this posted anywhere and thought i'd put it out there.
