Daniel Jeremiah - Building an OL from a DL coach perspective

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(04-14-2021, 04:47 PM)2MinutesHate Wrote: You know it really is a shame that we can't just pick Chase at 5 without repercussions.  However, we wouldn't even have the #5 pick if the OL wasn't such a huge mess.  Besides Reiff, all the same guys will be trotting back out there next season barring more FA/draft moves.

I think the Bengals have tried to take the shortcut with the OL for a few years now and it just hasn't worked.  With Browns just picking up Clowney today, the rest of the AFCN will be feasting on these same guys again.  Our problem at WR is by far smaller than our problem at G & C.
Hopkins may not even be ready and Price, well, enough said.

Could we just TRY to protect Burrow and run block for one year and see what happens?  Who knows?  Maybe it might rub off on the rest of the team?

The starting offensive line for the first half of the season also consisted of Mike Jordan (awful) at LG, and a revolving door at RG consisting of Fred Johnson (awful, but to be fair, not his natural position), and Alex Redmond (solid run blocker, poor pass blocker) before it was stabilized with Spain and the return of XSF toward the end of the season.  

To make Reiff sound like he is the only change from what the Bengals rolled out for the first half of last year just isn't accurate.

Ironically, the line's best performance of the season was against the Titans (they don't have much pass rush, though) which started Adeniji and Johnson as the tackles, Price as the center, and Spain as one of the guards.

The Bengals will absolutely have an offensive linemen drafted (or two) and, most likely, it will be someone in the 2nd round that they feel could either start at RT and kick Reiff inside or start at RG and be developed for RT.  There is also the possibility that they really like a guard (like Ben Cleveland?) and take him in Rd 2 or 3 and stick him at RG for the next decade.  

Last year was the perfect storm for the offensive line:  It was really Jonah's rookie season.  COVID.  Turd coach.  Mike Jordan still sucked.  XSF injured.  I mean...it was a train wreck.  We actually celebrated Bobby Hart after the Eagles's game.  

This year, it will look much different with Pollack, a year 2 Jonah, XSF and Spain battling it out for LG, Reiff at RT, and a draft pick likely starting at RG.  I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if they came from the draft with three offensive linemen drafted.  It will be better, and Chase will change the way teams defend the Bengals.  Most importantly, he will provide an answer when the ratbirds and steelers were able to lock down Boyd and Higgins.