Serious Question about OL talent in round 2.

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(04-24-2021, 01:49 PM)Hammerstripes Wrote: We can fill this draft with playmakers in rounds 2-7 as well.  The priority of keeping a great line in front of Burrow for some reason has taken a back seat - again.

Sure, we can bring in Tier 3 guys to play O-line, but we've seen how that works out.  At this point, I'd be happy with whoever we get.  But it just baffles me how during the season and even during last year's draft it was imperative to follow the blueprint to building around a franchise QB (protect him being priority #1) and the team ignored it.

My worry, is not that they take Chase at 5, but that they take a CB or Edge in round 2.  Then they take a DT in round 3.  And then we are right back where we started.

Absolutely no way this happens. I understand they have done some strange things before, but not this draft, and not after last year.  We don't need to overthink this.  It isn't all on the feet of Bobby Hart, but his position has already been upgraded.

The REAL issue last year on the offensive line was two places:  LG with Mike Jordan, who at least was consistent in his horrible play, and RG, where they lost XSF very early in the year.  Mike Jordan and the revolving door at RG was the issue, by and large.  That has ALREADY been addressed with XSF being healthy and having Spain competing for the LG position and he was able to plug the hole at RG for a while last year.  Depth was paper-thin with them, so the Bengals will clearly be adding to the mix at RG with a fairly early draft pick this season.  People poo-poo the 3rd round picks as not being much better talent than the 4th round picks, but they forget the compensatory picks that come at the end of Rd 3 and there are quite a few players between those selections.  A guy like Meinerz, Cleveland, or Brown will likely be there for the Bengals in Rd 3 to fill out the RG position and they will have already used their 2nd round player on a developmental RT.  I know people will say it is too early, but I LOVE Spencer Brown here.  I think that much of the kid that I would use pick 38 on him and get my RG in Rd 3. 

The Bengals have, historically, done very well in the 4th round or later with defensive line selections.  They could also package their 5th round pick and one of their 6th rounders to move back in to the 4th if there is a player they really covet.