A Different 1st RD. Option

[Essex Johnson]

(02-08-2024, 12:56 PM)OSUfan Wrote: I will continue to preach it and that is football must be won in the trenches. I would think that most would agree that the Bengals have struggled in this area on both sides of the ball. It may be more pronounced on the offensive side of the ball but to whin championships you have to control the line of scrimmage. I looked at FA options on the offensive line and to be brutally honest they are not great in '24. The two leading candidates at RT would have to be Trent Brown or Jermaine Eluemunor and with Brown, while he is a dominant force on the field, he seems to struggle with injuries and playing an entire season. With that said I would be welcome to either of these players coming in at RT in free agency.


However, we will not know that for many more weeks. So with the assumption that neither is with the Bengals I started looking at options other than having to select a RT in the first round while still greatly improving the trenches. As well, the draft stock for the RTs that had been projected in the Bengals range seems to have risen since the Senior Bowl. This could put the Bengals in a position to overdraft a player if they are looking at RT as a target. 


The following draft addresses the lines without going strictly RT in the first round. 


The Draft:

Possible, but it the end it should come down to what the Bengals draft board looks like since you also can be sure what be there at a later pick in 1st round. If someone is sitting there they have on their list at 18 or lower, you have to pick them.... if none are there at 18, maybe look to trade back but only if you have at least 3 options of what you would pick say at #28 not just one option.