The 2016 Offensive Line

[SunsetBengal]

(11-15-2016, 10:39 AM)jj22 Wrote: Worse news is after going heavy on offensive line in 2015 (and blowing the picks), we'll have to go heavy on the line once again early and ignore pass rush and safety.

Right, I'm done with this "bargain" drafting technique, as it surely isn't paying off in production dividends.  I'd much rather that they drafted one top notch OL, and another mid round to develop.

(11-15-2016, 11:41 AM)lone bengal Wrote: Same thing with the secondary invested 3 first round picks at corner back and we still stink. I pray to god that the William Jackson III pick pans out.

With the OL picks, at least they knew that Ogbuehi was injured, damaged goods, and they took him anyway...  However, with the CBs, who was to know that those guys would be injury plagued?

However, one common theme is showing, we have drafted a lot of players in high slots, and they continue to not live up to their draft status.  Some of that has to fall on coaching, as coaches are ultimately responsible for players development.  Who picks the coaches?  With most teams, the HC gets to pretty much select his staff.  With the Bengals, the HC is given a staff to work with.  Most NFL teams also have a pretty extensive scouting department that works in coordination with the GM to identify talent that will improve the team and fit seamlessly into the schemes that they run.  With the Bengals, we have a quite limited scouting department, and an ownership that tries to constantly dabble in personnel decisions.

The ownership also rewards loyalty (read as, towing company policy line) to a fault.  They figure as long as the product appears to be competitive, fans will fill seats, and they generate a profit.  Building a Championship team requires hiring good management, and allowing them to do their jobs.  Until the Bengal family management team realizes this, nothing will change.