bfiner Mock (2025)

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(Yesterday, 12:46 PM)Whatever Wrote: I wouldn't say I would want a more versatile player in regards to position.  Jackson I think could survive at T if you needed him to in an emergency, but I wouldn't peg him as Brown's heir apparent, either.  Zabel, probably the same, though the really short arms make it sketchy.  I don't see him being a T and often see C as what he'll be in the pro's, which he hasn't played before, due to arm length.

To me, it's more of an issue of Booker being limited schematically and the fact that philosophically, the OL needs to get more athletic.  We have had the least athletic OL in the league the last several years, and it shows.  We dumped Pollack because his "glass eaters" philosophy was a complete failure, but Booker doesn't really represent a step forward, just further digging in to that philosophy.

In a perfect world, Bengals get a guy who has:
A) Played at least one full season of Guard in college
B) Played well across multiple seasons in college
C) Been a starter for multiple years in college
D) Has the necessary athleticism and power to succeed in multiple schemes
E) Has proven himself both as a run blocker and pass blocker
F) Has gone against FBS talent

Bonus of being able to swing out to OT or inside to C in a pinch.

To me, that's very few of the OL in this draft class.