Looking ahead to 2018 - Nate Solder?

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(09-22-2017, 09:54 PM)PikesPeakUC Wrote: We would have to throw massive money at Solder, and you wonder if it would be worth it at that point. Those gigantic contracts end up looking really bad really quick.

Given the state of the Bengals OL, it's worth the risk IMO. The Bengals could get an OT in the draft, but that's been a gamble lately too. If the goal is to try and win sooner than later, the Bengals would probably be better off paying for a known commodity than throwing a rookie into action at LT or, even worse, rolling with Ogbuehi again at that spot.

If it's me, I'd pursue Solder hard and still draft OT in the first round that I believed could become a franchise LT but also a plug-and-play RT.
This is assuming Ogbuehi and Fisher continue their poor performance through the rest of the year.