Notes From Training Camp 2025

[Isaac Curtis: The Real #85]

(Yesterday, 01:51 PM)rfaulk34 Wrote: Mims shows a lot of promise and moves very well for how big he is. OBj is a solid T who occasionally has trouble with speed rushers around the edge. I'm comfy with the Ts. Karras is good enough to get the job done for now. 

The HUGE question, still, is G. If they can simply be just below or at average, the line should be "good enough". And i mean "good enough" from a true performance standpoint, not "good enough" by Bengals brass standpoint. 

That's my story and i'm sticking to it.

Yep. Mims was a rookie and OBJ played hurt. 

For those questioning why people are more concerned with G than tackle....Think about it, Joe is the franchise and we'd like it if he doesn't get killed back there. The C/OT spots did a much better job in pass pro.

Plus, here atcthe PFF grades for pass blocking last year, and the positionsl rank, pass snaps, sacks/hits/pressures.

1) Karras, C: 78.0, 7/64, 775, 2/6/23
2) OBJ: 69.5, 52/140, 441, 3/3/20 (played hurt)
3) Mims: 60.8, 80/140, 561, 4/5/33 (ditto)
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4) Volson: 48.8, 97/136, 662, 6/10/43
5) Cappa: 39.7, 107/136, 774, 8/7/51
6) Ford: 50.2, 110/140, 466, 5/8/37
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7) Patrick: 60.3, 79/136, 330, 0/0/10

Karras is very good in pass pro. OBJ is solid, at worst. And when he does get beat, it is almost always on the outside. If the inside of the pocket is clean, QB can just step up. Plus  he was obviously playing hurt last year. 

As was Mims. Who was one handed at the end. And a rookie to boot. 

And both guys were still 10/20 pts clear of Ford and Volson and 20/30 clear of Cappa. 

Patrick's numbers are decent, and the sacks/hits/pressure numbers fantastic. But the Saints are run first. And he is hurt a ton and is penalty prone.

This was a huge problem last year. Got Joe hurt one year. Lost a SB another. We cannot run in short yardage. And we go out and attack the problem with a mid round rookie and a bargin bin FA. And it looks like Ford is gonna start. 

And some on here are wondering why lots of posters are upset at G but not OT? 

Yikes.