***Official 2021 NFL Draft Thread***

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(05-01-2021, 10:02 AM)t3r3e3 Wrote: My comment on not valuing the lines was a reflection of the last several years, and this offseason.  A team like the Chiefs aggressively overhauled their line in FA and the draft when it was depleted and/or was an obvious weak spot.  The Bengals have sort of done so, but will still be reliant on XSF/Spain/Hopkins/Price for meaningful minutes.  Maybe Pollack gets something out of Price until Hopkins is back?  I dunno.  All I’m saying is KC’s front office saw their franchise QB taking a beating and said no more of that.  We watched Burrow get murdered behind a terrible line and signed one aging tackle to a 1 year deal and drafted a guard in the 2nd round.  The depth is still bad, and the line is still a problem.  Hopefully they draft another couple lineman today.

All true; I remember watching the Super Bowl and seeing Patrick Mahomes get owned by the Buccaneers' defensive line.  Mahomes is way more mobile than Joe Burrow so fixing the offensive line goes double in Cincinnati.  Besides, we keep forgetting about the other Joe -- Joe Mixon -- who hasn't been as effective because there aren't enough seams created when the run blocking is atrocious.  Your point about Frank Pollack and Billy Price is important because, before his injury, Price was doing an excellent job at center in 2018 when the Bengals had the 4-1 start to the season.