05-03-2021, 01:28 AM
Very interesting stuff here. First off, all I want right now is for Jackson Carman to play well, and grow as a player and person in life. We drafted him and he's a Bengal now. That being said, I was definitely a Sewell or tradeback for Darrisaw/Slater guy, but it didnt pan out that way. Probably because Mike Brown is indeed still running the show and Burrow to Chase will sell tickets, get many fans back on board, and get national media hype moreso than any OL ever will. Not to undersell Chase because he is a great WR and worthy of a top 5 pick for sure. But we do have 2 very good WRs already. It is what it is.
So now we have Jackson Carman. I didnt know a lot about him except where he was being picked in mock simulators, which was usually later than the 2nd round, but honestly I think he has potential to be a good NFL OLman like Alexander is saying based on watching some of his film out there and learning more about him. I think he could turn out to be a good RT for us honestly. My only real concern right now is the move to G this year. He looks to have the ability for sure, but that backfired on us last year when we tried to make Fred Johnson a G and it was one of the most pathetic things I've seen on the Bengals playing field, but when he played OT he was much better. Same with Billy Price, who is a C but gets put in at G, and it didnt work out at all. He was not good at G and in fact pretty terrible. But then he plays C against the Titans, and played way better at C. I have no idea if this was because those players are not position versatile, or if Jim Turner sucked so bad that he couldnt teach them proper. But I really hope that Jackson Carman picks up the OG position really fast and turns out to be a real upgrade, because we need it very badly in this division.
It wont matter if we have Chase on the team if Burrow is getting hit like he did last year. And after a major knee injury, if the OL doesnt improve greatly and instantly compared to last year, it could do damage to Burrow's mental game as well. Not too mention we need to run the damn ball lol. Burrow is a tough dude, but after major knee surgery, if he starts getting hit all the time, it could really derail a promising young career and hurt in confidence and mental game. I do think getting Pollack, Reiff and Spain will help already, but we really need to hit on Jackson Carman for Joe Burrow's sake.
All I'm gonna do is try to keep the faith and hope we put a good NFL caliber OL out there this year. When you look at what the Chargers have done to protect Herbert, it seems like we should be doing all we can for Burrow. Herbert got hit a lot but ended up ROY while Burrow was on crutches. Hoping and praying we've made the right moves and the OL starters stay healthy. Thats all.
So now we have Jackson Carman. I didnt know a lot about him except where he was being picked in mock simulators, which was usually later than the 2nd round, but honestly I think he has potential to be a good NFL OLman like Alexander is saying based on watching some of his film out there and learning more about him. I think he could turn out to be a good RT for us honestly. My only real concern right now is the move to G this year. He looks to have the ability for sure, but that backfired on us last year when we tried to make Fred Johnson a G and it was one of the most pathetic things I've seen on the Bengals playing field, but when he played OT he was much better. Same with Billy Price, who is a C but gets put in at G, and it didnt work out at all. He was not good at G and in fact pretty terrible. But then he plays C against the Titans, and played way better at C. I have no idea if this was because those players are not position versatile, or if Jim Turner sucked so bad that he couldnt teach them proper. But I really hope that Jackson Carman picks up the OG position really fast and turns out to be a real upgrade, because we need it very badly in this division.
It wont matter if we have Chase on the team if Burrow is getting hit like he did last year. And after a major knee injury, if the OL doesnt improve greatly and instantly compared to last year, it could do damage to Burrow's mental game as well. Not too mention we need to run the damn ball lol. Burrow is a tough dude, but after major knee surgery, if he starts getting hit all the time, it could really derail a promising young career and hurt in confidence and mental game. I do think getting Pollack, Reiff and Spain will help already, but we really need to hit on Jackson Carman for Joe Burrow's sake.
All I'm gonna do is try to keep the faith and hope we put a good NFL caliber OL out there this year. When you look at what the Chargers have done to protect Herbert, it seems like we should be doing all we can for Burrow. Herbert got hit a lot but ended up ROY while Burrow was on crutches. Hoping and praying we've made the right moves and the OL starters stay healthy. Thats all.
