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[Benton]

(11-14-2017, 03:17 PM)PhilHos Wrote: Here's what I want to know: does the coaching staff consider Bodine a capable starter? They have to, right? 'Cause I want to know why EVERYONE OUTSIDE OF THE BENGALS' FRONT OFFICE can see he's just not that good but they can't.

My personal opinion, I think a lot of people were OK with PA... up until he doubled down on Bodine last year.

https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/nfl/bengals/2016/04/30/bengals-ol-coach-sick-bodine-witch-hunt/83758492/

Quote:Bengals offensive line coach Paul Alexander walked into Salzano’s barber shop on 4th St., looking for a relaxing haircut at a spot he’d frequented for years developing friendships with the three Italian barbers.

Before long, relaxation evaporated. Suddenly he found himself amidst the latest example of what he coined the “witch hunt” of current starting center Russell Bodine.
“It pissed me off,” he said. “They got three Italian barbers there all yelling at each other, they are all brothers and they are getting on me about Bodine. I finally had to tell one to eff off. Jeez, I can’t even get my haircut in peace.”

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“You guys are asking about the Bodine witch hunt, right?” Alexander said. “Let me tell you about Bodine, all right? Let me tell you about him. He’s better than (Clint) Boling was after two years. He’s similar to what Zeitler was. Zeitler didn’t start out all that great. I was talking to (Andrew Whitworth) and talking about Rich Braham. He said, ‘Hey, don’t compare Bodine to Rich Braham.’ Rich Braham didn’t step on the field until his third year. This is a young player who is playing in his third year with a bunch of veterans and very good offensive linemen and he’s the last one right now because he’s the youngest. But I don’t care what anyone else says I think Bodine is a hell of a player. That’s where I’m at on that.”

Paul — from probably the last Bengals fan that thinks you're a decent coach — listen to the damn barbers. In this instance, they know more than you. Bodine is no Z, and he's not even a Boling. Whatever it is Paul sees in this guy, it doesn't translate onto the field.