03-11-2023, 12:23 PM
(03-11-2023, 11:52 AM)samhain Wrote: The Carman situation is frustrating.
He did everything you could ask of him at the most critical time of year.
This occurred in a season where he was a healthy scratch more than once. It really calls the OL coach and his ability to evaluate talent into question. The guy not only held his own, but was extremely physical and a willing mauler in the run game. Did not fit the narrative of a lazy fat guy that didn't like football that hung around his neck since the minute he got here. This dude rode the bench behind Adeniji. I just don't get it.
I get that it's 2 games, but this team is starving for capable young OL. Failing to find a place for him is discouraging. What's also discouraging is that he's going into year 3 and will be extension-eligible as Higgins is right now. How are they supposed to evaluate Carman when he's on the bench?
How pissed would you be if this guy sits behind Jonah, the anointed starter for another season, due to size of contract only? How pissed would you be if he walks after his rookie deal only to sign with another team and look like he did in the playoffs while the Bengals continue to toil trying to find homegrown OL talent?
People clamor for McGlinchey as a RT candidate. MicGlinchey is basically a rich man's Jonah Williams. Jonah has played the right side. I feel like the team is missing an opportunity to maximize the in-house talent by leaving Jonah at LT. That move makes the biggest offseason need a non-need.
(03-11-2023, 12:02 PM)samhain Wrote: I get that Jonah is playing for a contract, but this team is trying to win a title. They're as close as they've been in their history. That's a bit more important to me than Jonah's next contract and whether or not he gets paid like a left tackle.
On the upside, though, if Williams doesn't play his ass off this year, he's going to find himself in the same position as Isaiah Wynn. He'll be a "capable" but not great tackle that has injury history. If things don't improve from last season, he won't get close to the deal he's playing on now.
Jonah is the luckiest player in Cincinnati. He can be the most average to below average tackle in the league, and he still looks like gold after the Ogbuehi/Fisher nightmare. The Bengals have been so bad at drafting tackles that they're petrified to lose a guy of Jonah's caliber. Bad place to be when you're main focus is protecting a guy that will likely be the best player in the history of your franchise.
Spot on…all counts!!!!! Couldn’t agree more!
