05-13-2022, 05:54 PM
(05-13-2022, 12:54 PM)OSUfan Wrote: You need to use perspective in this situation. Carman played LT at Clemson. He was brought into the Bengals organization and worked in many different positions as a means of evaluation and an attempt to put the 5 best linemen on the field. So while trying to learn a new position like guard he was also being moved from left to right. There should be some curve expected in this situation.I don't blame Carman, I blame Mike Brown for drafting him in the first place about 2 rounds too early with no backup plan. Why were we depending on a rookie coming off back surgery who never played a position before and came to camp overweight. Not to mention we had a QB coming off very serious knee surgery. The whole scenario showed how incompetent our front office is when it comes to the OL and for those of you who think Carman will save us again, I hope for Joe Burrows sake you are right.
I think maybe we should give the young man a bit more of a chance before we doom him forever or categorize him as having regressed. How do you actually regress in a position you hadn't played?
