03-25-2024, 11:35 AM
(03-25-2024, 10:22 AM)ochocincos Wrote: Kent Lee Platte, the creator of ras.football, posted on X/Twitter the average RAS scores for all OLs in the league for 2023.
Bengals OL came in dead last with an average RAS of 4.11 (poor).
The second-closest was Rams at 5.44.
Falcons had the most athletic bunch at 9.78.
Obviously, being the most athletic doesn't translate to "best," but it is useful if trying to understand how some teams may be able to get better.
What do you think, should the Bengals try to draft more athletic OL?
Doesn't Orlando Brown Jr have a really poor RAS score yet he is a Key Piece to the O-line ?
He fell to the 3rd round in part because he tested so poorly at his Combine.
I think the Bengals should lean on proven Free Agents at the Offensive Line positions and Draft other positions early
that they will be more likely to Hit on. Just hitting on a player at any other position prevents having to get a Free Agent there.
Only Draft say a 1st round Offensive Lineman if it is a really SOLID prospect. (not developmental or riskier 1st rounders)
Use a 2nd round pick only when convinced that the Offensive Line prospect in the Best Player Available.
Take some Offensive Linemen for depth (say rounds 3 or 4 or 5) and hopefully a few of them end up being very good.
Every so often, if another guy that people thought should have been a 1st rounder is falling in the Draft (like Orlando Brown Jr did)
then maybe take that guy say in round 3 or 4.
In General, lean of Proven Free Agents on the Starting O-line.
