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(05-27-2021, 10:46 AM)SadFaceBengal15 Wrote: The bengals have continued to fail to prioritize the linebacker position.... there’s plenty of examples over the years.  Addressing it a bunch of times late in a draft doesn’t mean u prioritize the position.  Markus Bailey due to injury in part fell yes however after the two years what has bailey done. Nothing any other 7th round linebacker would due.  All of these linebackers are all massive question marks going into this season.  
The bengals claim they got their guy in Jonah Williams lol a pick I loathed.  I wanted devin bush a linebacker but because it’s a massive need that’s obvious to anyone and because we can’t keep anything in house the Steelers leap frog right in front of us and grab Bush lol like Detroit did.  Just been a lack of emphasis like the oline for far too long.  Imo

First of all, Bailey hasn't played two years.  Last year was his rookie season and the team thought enough of him to keep him around.  

Second, your response is that you actually wanted Devin Bush over Jonah Williams?  Ok, that we can discuss:  You created a bit of confusion by going right back and complaining about the lack of emphasis on the offensive line (which reminded me of the Jeff Spicoli line:  "Make up your mind dude, is he going to shit or is he going to kill us?") but I digress.  

Devin Bush, surrounded by one of the best defenses in the league had a rookie season PFF rating of 62.9.  His second season, he slipped a bit to 59.7 and missed some time due to injury.  For comparison, Logan Wilson (a 3rd round pick) had a PFF ranking of 54.7 his rookie season with NO OTAs or preseason games, and was playing behind what was probably the worst front in the league (due to injuries).  

Jonah Williams, on the other hand, rated a 70.1 at what would absolutely be considered a premium position.  This, in his rookie season (playing-wise, as he was injured his entire real rookie season) and still a season where he had no preseason games.  

I know PFF is not the be-all, end-all, but if you watched the games, you could see that Bush has his struggles in coverage and that Jonah is a very solid LT.  

If the Bengals had not selected Williams and, say the steeelers didn't move up to get him, the Bengals took Devin Bush in the 2019 draft over Williams, they may have a better LB option than Wilson, but their line would lose its best piece, and the needle is definitely pointing up for Williams.  He just needs to stay healthy.  It is a rather interesting comparison as the steelers have now lost their LT and we will get to see how the do without him.