Cody Ford

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(01-05-2025, 05:51 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Only way I want Karras starting in 2025 is if he's the LG and even then I am only so-so on it.

As per PFF if you wanna go with that route as well he's the 20th overall (below average) C because he's the 47th ranked C as a run blocker. As in there's a full set of NFL starters plus almost half a league worth of backup C who are better than him when it come to run blocking. Our center to be less soft when it comes time for 3rd and 1 so we don't have to throw deep balls or take sacks then.

I'm okay with Ford as a backup, but if he's a Week 1 starter then we learned nothing and we'll fix nothing. Earlier poster mentioned maybe he'll improve if he's guaranteed a starting role? The dude is going into his age 29 season. He is who he is.

Actually, if you set it to 50% snaps and take out all the guys that played single-digit games, he's 13th in overall grade, 27th in run blocking and 3rd in pass pro. (T) 3rd in sacks given up with 2 and 13th in pressures with 23. 

29 centers qualify with a 50% snap rate. 

If they Bengals are going to be cheapasses with the IOL again (as usual), i'd prefer he move to G and put Lee at C while picking up a good G in FA. Pretty fat chance of that happening though. At least there's less chance of Karras getting pushed around like a fat, useless sack of potatoes like Volson has been. 

PS - Karras has taken the 2nd most snaps by a center this year.