10-29-2024, 07:57 PM
(10-29-2024, 07:42 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: I've said it before and I'll say it again, the Bengals don't care about fundamental football. If they did care, they would build a team from the inside and then work outward. They waste what little money they have on all flash, because they think that's what puts people in the seats.
Marvin Lewis tried his best to build fundamentally strong football teams in his time with the Bengals. Seems like they just refuse to pay interior OL and Safety premium money, never mind how much value they add by making the team able to function well with average players on the perimeter..
Repeating myself, but if I was ever given a GM position, I would draft like this pretty much every year.
1st round O-line
2nd round D-line
Next season
1st round D-line
2nd round O-line
Repeat that process until fired or retired. Occasionally pass on that system for a trade up for a superstar when both lines are strong.
Since I'm a fan of the Bengals, it's already built into my DNA to have a young backup plan in place because there are very few long time Cincinnati O-linemen. Hopefully, the backup plan doesn't wind up being an Ogbuehi or a Carman.
Only users lose drugs.
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