11-04-2017, 09:21 PM
(11-04-2017, 09:06 PM)THE PISTONS Wrote: I didn't say I'd replace Fisher...I said I think the Bengals will because Ced has a longer contract. It's how they roll.
Hopkins is beyond horrible. He needs replaced. Allowing him to start next year would be throwing the season away. Hopkins and Bodine are the Top 2 issues on the line. The Tackles are bad too...but Hopkins and Bodine are Terrible. Guys sack Dalton inside without being touched.
re: DeCastro - He was never as bad as the guys we're starting now. No rookie is going to come in and be an All-Pro. If they are average to below average that's good as a rookie...but to say DeCastro was terrible is something Bengal fans manufactured to try to justify taking Zeitler over him.
re: Leary - Did we make an offer to him? You know we're actually allowed to aggressively target external free agents and make offers on the 1st day. Nope. Guess what we did instead? We waited and waited and waited and didn't offer anyone contracts until we offered a career RT who we let go before a contract to come in and play a position he never played before in the NFL.
There were plenty of other lineman out there. Sullivan was a Center that was available into the season that would help. Brandon Albert at Tackle. The Bengals still have cap space and haven't looked at those guys.
Lol its funny Hopkins has improved every week aka the last 3 games ( injur3d game one kised houston and greenbay played half of thr Bills game) and according to the site you quote weekly PFF he was thr highest graded lineman with a 70 something against the Colts. (That's with a 0 protection scheme)
DeCastro looked overwhelmed his rookie year in thr preseaons he was in skates alot and was Below average his second after his knee injury. He turned it on in his third season in Pittsburgh.
As for your free agents list...Why didn't Green Bay sign Leary Albert or Sullivan....Why didn't the Jets Texans Seahawks Giants Lions sign all of those guys they have offensive line troubles too...because it's not as easy as calling them and saying here's a 50 you are playing in us now.
And yes you keep mentioning replacing Fisher did in this very thread at least once by saying 4 lineman need replaced.