02-26-2023, 01:12 PM
(02-26-2023, 11:05 AM)NUGDUKWE Wrote: I hope we bring in an outside FA OL if we don't want to be locked into taking a OL with our 1st pick. Not only have we been much better finding talent not on the oline in later rds. But Collins is not gonna be ready for the beginning of the season and who knows if/when he will be ready next season. Also he was our worst pass protector last season when he was healthy so he just shouldn't be counted on at all. The Oline has essentially ended our last 2 seasons so I can't see putting more focus on the secondary than the protection. I would like the freedom especially in the 1st to take BPA but we have to be active in free agency which I'm not sure we're going to be this year.
FA OT or not I do not believe they are locked into OL with the first pick. Like it or not they seem pretty committed to Williams and Collins. IF Collins is not ready to begin the season then I would have to think that the Bengals will be taking a hard look at both Carman and Adeniji to take the RT position. I personally feel that if Carman was comfortable playing the right side that he could be a franchise RT.
For that matter with the way Carman looked at LT in the playoffs maybe they look at making him the LT and moving Jonah to RT.
