09-11-2017, 12:11 PM
(09-11-2017, 12:03 PM)Bengalbug Wrote: No, I get it. Didn't miss a thing, but I don't think any fan comes to expect anything from rookies. And no one was banging the drums saying cedO would be able to replace whit. Or smith would replace worker.
EVERYONE , save for a handful, saw OL as a a huge concern all offseason.
And our Defense was still good towards the end of last year so while a downgrade from Nelson to Williams. I'm not sure it's as noticeable as the OL. And peko, by all accounts was bad, one of the worst in the league. So I think we give billings and the others a few games to see what we have.
The strategy really hasn't been all bad except for OL. Clearly you will have a regression initially, But hopefully that player increases production as games/years go by.
Do you read these boards?
There were posts about how the offensive line would be much improved. Posts about how Ced was playing awesome in the preseason. Posts about how Ross's speed would make the offense unstoppable. Posts about how Mixon could run behind any offensive lines and be productive.
We were a 6.5 win team last year. Of course the losses of players hurt us. And your bolded part illustrates the point. When a 6.5 win team loses it's 2 best offensive lineman and 'regresses initially'...they become a 4-5 win team as we're seeing.
After 26+ years with NO PLAYOFF WINS...some fans will still tout every Bengals move as the right move.
