02-09-2025, 12:36 AM
Do you think these guys can take over their respective positions? Lee taking over at Center & Grandy at Blocking TE.
I'm more confident in a guy like Lee taking over @ center because he has the Athleticism( Ras score of 8.66), he graded well in college at both UCF & Miami, and he had a pass blocking grade of 87.7 during the preseason.( also a cap hit of 985,438)
I know Karras is a fan favorite but he will be 32 next season, he isn't that Athletic, and he will be carrying a 6.3 million dollar cap(1.5 m in dead money & 4.8 m in cap savings) hit this upcoming season. He did have a nice pass blocking score of 78(overall 64.1).
As for Grandy he was an All American(fcs) at Illinois State and he did have a total blocking grade of 70.25 on 44 blocking snaps during the regular season! That's a very small sample size though.
Its not like Drew killed it this past season with a 49.5 blocking rating(48.9 overall ranking) on 394 blocking snaps. Also drew has a 2.75 million dollar cap hit vs Grandy who has 980,000 cap hit.( that's roughly A 1.8 million dollar difference)
If the Bengals cut Karras & Sample they would save 7, 550,000 in cap space. That can get you a significant player elsewhere on the roster if the FO wants to go in that direction.
I'm more confident in a guy like Lee taking over @ center because he has the Athleticism( Ras score of 8.66), he graded well in college at both UCF & Miami, and he had a pass blocking grade of 87.7 during the preseason.( also a cap hit of 985,438)
I know Karras is a fan favorite but he will be 32 next season, he isn't that Athletic, and he will be carrying a 6.3 million dollar cap(1.5 m in dead money & 4.8 m in cap savings) hit this upcoming season. He did have a nice pass blocking score of 78(overall 64.1).
As for Grandy he was an All American(fcs) at Illinois State and he did have a total blocking grade of 70.25 on 44 blocking snaps during the regular season! That's a very small sample size though.
Its not like Drew killed it this past season with a 49.5 blocking rating(48.9 overall ranking) on 394 blocking snaps. Also drew has a 2.75 million dollar cap hit vs Grandy who has 980,000 cap hit.( that's roughly A 1.8 million dollar difference)
If the Bengals cut Karras & Sample they would save 7, 550,000 in cap space. That can get you a significant player elsewhere on the roster if the FO wants to go in that direction.
