La'El Collins opt out

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(02-22-2023, 12:44 PM)ochocincos Wrote: Yes and no.

If looking at the overall grade in the regular season only, Adeniji had a higher grade than Volson.
But Volson still had a better PFF pass block rating in the regular season than Adeniji (52.9 vs Adeniji's 48.4).

In the postseason, it's glaringly different.
Adeniji - 29.8 PBR (15 pressures allowed); 43.6 overall
Volson - 54.0 PBR (5 pressures allowed); 62.9 overall

For those that don't know, the 50's is just "meh starter" level.
60-70 is solid
70-80 is above average
80+ is great

I can agree with you that Volson is probably the worst starter on the team, although he's pretty consistent now. You don't have a lot of down performances from him. It's unfortunately just consistently meh.
Meanwhile, the OTs have injuries and their contracts are almost up (Williams final year, Collins 2nd-to-last year).
The Bengals can get by with one OL performing like Volson and be in a really good spot.
They can't have Volson at his level while also having someone like Adeniji also on the OL performing (well) below average.
That's the kind of thing that gets your QB pressured a ton.

(02-22-2023, 12:58 PM)Frank Booth Wrote: I can accept meh from a LG but this team has tackle questions as well. It’s not like when Whit and Smith were here and you could live with a Volson type at guard.

If cincy thinks they can upgrade LG, and the opportunity is there, we all should be for it

This is where I'm at. If we can upgrade from Jonah, I'm all for that as well; it doesn't mean I'm hating/bashing. I've advocated for John M. Schmitz (U of Minn.) and want him and JB to be the modern pay Manning/Saturday for the next decade. But the team might not want to break the chemistry Karras-JB have.

I'd be equally as happy if we drafted a LT (Jones/Freeland) and let Jonah/Carman/Volson battle it out for RT/LG.

I just want the 5 best linemen we can get on the field and I currently see LG as a weakness