Ima say this and it is what it is

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(08-15-2022, 11:03 PM)bengals1969 Wrote: Carmen’s out one practice and now he’s a malingering wash out?
He’s a second round pick with a bad first preseason game, he’s going nowhere.
Volson looks the part, seems to play with intensity and purpose.
Seems ideal to bring out the best in both.

No way they bring in a free agent to mess with this competition, at least now.

Training camp is so constricted now, so little contact. These preseason games are needed for training purposes more than it used to be.

I'm not ready to give up on Carman yet either, but it definitely put a bad taste in many fans' mouths that he performed poorly against backup-level players. And that being after a season where "Roller Skates" Adeniji was played ahead of him.


I believe this - he's not getting a starting job ever in Cincy if he loses this LG competition.
Karras and Collins are signed through 2024, which is Carman's last year under his rookie contract.
Cappa is signed through 2025.
Carman doesn't have the reach to play OT in the NFL. He has only 32.5" arm length. That's almost Billy Price length (32"). And Carman doesn't have quite enough athleticism to make up for it at OT either. So he's not really an option if Jonah Williams isn't re-signed.