Our last really good Center?

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(11-02-2021, 11:33 AM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: Have we really had one since Rich Braham? Maybe a couple of them have been serviceable, but actually good? 15 years is a long time to go without hitting on one. Whether it be in the draft or FA. Has there been a single other position you could say the Bengals haven’t had an above average player at for that amount of time?

I really hope they don’t just sit on their hands this offseason and count on Hopkins to bounce back. Even at his best he was just average in pass protection, and has never been a good run blocker. And I can’t imagine Trey Hill is the plan for the future.

You would think it has to be one of the biggest needs going forward. And unfortunately there aren’t a lot of great FA centers available this year. I guess I’ll have to start paying close attention to some of the guys coming out in the draft (other than Linderbaum who I assume will be gone by the time we pick).

This is precisely why a few of us blew a gasket over not getting Alex Mack in 2015....or a center approaching that level of play. Pressure up the gut was our lone weakness on that line.