Breaking: Carman rape accusation at Clemson

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(04-30-2022, 01:44 PM)AtomicBlaze Wrote:  Even if Carman turns out to be good we have no quality OL depth.  At this point I would rather pickup a couple of quality free agents though, I don't want any projects on the OL, we have enough of those.  And the Bengals have proven they don't know how to draft OL anyway, it is a big weakness in our scouting department.  BTW Carman has already proven to me he is not dependable, he is already missing games because of his back and he showed up in the preseason out of shape, that is all I need to know.  I was disgusted with the pick from the get go because of the fact he has a back injury history.  I can almost guarantee he will be a bust.  I was sure of it after the draft and am even more sure of it now.  Either way I normally wouldn't care if he sucked, but I do care about Joe Burrows health so I really don't want Carman out there protecting him.

I'm fine drafting depth. I have said frequently this offseason that I think an OL drafted in the mid-rounds makes sense.
But I don't think people have to necessarily root for Carman to get supplanted so soon.
Fans should hope Carman pans out so that it's not a wasted early-round pick like Drew Sample.

Also, you say how you were "disgusted" with the pick and he's not reliable because of injury.
He played more games as a rookie than Jonah Williams, and Williams has turned into quite a solid OL.
Maybe we should wait another year or two before declaring Carman a bust and needing to move on from him as a potential starter.