09-21-2021, 03:46 PM
(09-21-2021, 03:42 PM)Murdock2420 Wrote: So.... just going to leave this here
The offensive line was largely a disaster across the board. The overall grades for the starters:
Jonah Williams: 45.2
Quinton Spain: 48.5
Trey Hopkins: 64.8
Xavier Sua-Filo: 41.7
Riley Reiff: 58.4
That isn't all the fault of TE's and RB's. The "franchise" LT barely beats out XSF who everyone agrees was the worst player on the field at Chicago.
https://bengalswire.usatoday.com/2021/09/20/bengals-pro-football-focus-grades-offensive-line-week-2/
Quinton Spain and center Trey Hopkins were the only two linemen who didn’t allow a sack. In fact, Spain didn't allow anyone to get to Burrow, giving him a pass-blocking efficiency of 100.0.
https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-week-2-game-recap-chicago-bears-20-cincinnati-bengals-17
Yikes. These are the grades for the Chicago game right? Not the whole season? Either way it's bad, but here's to hoping that this group can brush off 1 bad game and play closer to "average" the rest of the way.
I can't say I'm too hopeful, but I doubt these guys all finish the season graded in the 40s and 50s.
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