01-17-2018, 02:13 PM
(01-17-2018, 01:48 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: I almost completely agree with this post.
Our only difference is that...
1. We had multiple flops along the o-line, not just Ogbuehi.
2. We knew this and we didn't hedge our bets by bringing in new guys. Andre Smith wasn't enough. Especially after losing guys like Whit and Z.
3. We retained the o-line coach after his guys flopped hard in 2016. Not to mention the struggles in pass pro or the decade-long struggles to run the ball.
Most people saw the 2017 disaster coming, based on the 2016 disaster which was followed by what can only be deemed as neglect of the position in the offseason.
In over 20 years as O-line coach PA had never had a single player taken in the first two rounds that flopped. I think that, combined with the fact that Ogbuehi had never had a healthy training camp in his career, gave the team a false sense of hope. They were just guilty of using the same logic that so many people around here employ when discussing how the past controls the future. "Since it has not happened yet it will never happen."
And the Bengals under PA had a history of excelling in pass pro not "struggles".
