08-27-2015, 01:12 PM
Not pleased by Bodines lack of progress, but I just don't see us making a move this year.
Surely he will play some better than he did last year. That isn't saying a lot, but our O-line was not that bad with him starting last year.
O-line also is the toughest position to plug in a new guy from another team. They work as a unit more closely than any other players on the team. O-lines get a lot better from playing with the same guys. So I think we give Bodine one more year as starter to develop into a better player. If he doesn't show any improvement then Center becomes a position we address next offseason.
I know they gave Ghiaciuc 3 years, but the O-line was falling apart while he was here and they were plugging holes all over the place. When Ghiacuic joined the team in '05 the Starting O-line was LT-Levi Jones
LG Eric Steinbach, C-Rich Braham, RG Bobbie Williams, RT Willie Anderson. Four years later when Ghiacuic left the starting O-line was LT-Whitworth, LG- Nate Livings, C-Kyle Cook, RG-Bobbie Williams, RT-Dennis Roland (Andre Smith drafted, but injured).
I still hold out not just hope, but belief that he will improve and become a solid starter. And I don't think it is unreasonable to give a player at least 2 full years to show his abilities.
Some people here act like I am never negative about any players, but that is not true. I could post a pretty good list of Bengals that I claimed were overrated or needed to be replaced. I just devote more of my time and effort to defending players that I think are either good or at least deserving of a chance to show what they have.
Surely he will play some better than he did last year. That isn't saying a lot, but our O-line was not that bad with him starting last year.
O-line also is the toughest position to plug in a new guy from another team. They work as a unit more closely than any other players on the team. O-lines get a lot better from playing with the same guys. So I think we give Bodine one more year as starter to develop into a better player. If he doesn't show any improvement then Center becomes a position we address next offseason.
I know they gave Ghiaciuc 3 years, but the O-line was falling apart while he was here and they were plugging holes all over the place. When Ghiacuic joined the team in '05 the Starting O-line was LT-Levi Jones
LG Eric Steinbach, C-Rich Braham, RG Bobbie Williams, RT Willie Anderson. Four years later when Ghiacuic left the starting O-line was LT-Whitworth, LG- Nate Livings, C-Kyle Cook, RG-Bobbie Williams, RT-Dennis Roland (Andre Smith drafted, but injured).
I still hold out not just hope, but belief that he will improve and become a solid starter. And I don't think it is unreasonable to give a player at least 2 full years to show his abilities.
Some people here act like I am never negative about any players, but that is not true. I could post a pretty good list of Bengals that I claimed were overrated or needed to be replaced. I just devote more of my time and effort to defending players that I think are either good or at least deserving of a chance to show what they have.
