Price Vs Ragnow

[Catmandude123]

(09-11-2018, 09:51 AM)YsCascadia Wrote: OK, I posted a thread in Around the NFL concerning Ragnow last night.

To be fair, Ragnow is a rookie and could develop into a stud.  He also was up against a tougher opponent in the Jets than what Price went up against with the Colts.  So apples to apples comparisons aren't possible.  However first impressions are not good.

Price only had 1 play that stood out as bad and that led to a Dalton INT.  After settling down, Price had an overall decent game and just like Ragnow could develop into something special, he looks good now, wait until he gains experience.

Ragnow had many negative plays that stood out.  Stafford was getting destroyed and to top it off throwing INTs because of the pressure.  Ragnow unfortunately was the cause to a lot of the pressure and was missing blocks quite frequently.  He did win some, but he lost more.

So in closing, we may have dodged a bullet by not having the opportunity to take Ragnow and getting "stuck" with Price.  We may never really know who we would have taken if both were available but many would be upset if Ragnow was the selection and he performed for us the way he did last night the outrage would have been extensive.

Even if Ragnow turns out to be a pro bowl center the Bengals got two starters for the #9 pick. It remains to be seen what will transpire during the season but I believe the Bengals got the best possible result with their first pick. Why didn't they take another lineman in the next rounds??? That is definitely a head scratcher.