01-20-2020, 03:00 PM
(12-31-1969, 09:02 PM)Essex Johnson
[quote='NATI BENGALS Wrote: I have hope for Jordan and expect him to improve and win a starting job. Fred I don't want to discredit, but he is getting a lot of hype because he is from the Steelers, giant, and played at an acceptable level at LT. Something we all haven't seen much of lately. Would love for him to take the RT job but i'm not willing to lock it in. I also don't want to rule out Price improving. That still only leaves us with Jonah, Jordan, Hopkins, Miller, Johnson, Hart, and Price. 7 OL is not enough. Cordy doesn't want to be here, if he did I would consider paying his enormous salary just to fill that roster hole, but he doesn't so I don't want him here.
Jonah hasn't played a snap in the NFL and whoever keeps drafting offensive linemen for us has proven they suck at their job. Price has not shown he can be trusted. Hart is Bobby Hart. Johnson was an UDFA and cut last year. And we only have seven of them. We have huge question marks and a major lack of NFL caliber bodies at the position. I could get to nine by adding O'Shea Dugas and Isaiah Prince. But I feel like I am being a homer and overestimating them like I tend to do when it comes to our fringe roster guys. I want to do it differently this time. We are lucking in to a stud QB. Invest heavily to protect him and see where he can take us.
Even if we sign an outside veteran and bring Vigil back that still leaves us with only 4 LBs. Again another lack of bodies.
I would want to fill these spots before investing in a 6th and 7th WR.
If you're concerned about the OL and protecting Burrow, you need to address it in FA, not the draft. The chances of getting an immediate upgrade of significance are slim. Not saying it's the gospel, but here's the PFF grades for the 4 T's drafted after Jonah last year....
Tytus Howard-59.4
Andre Dillard-59.7
Cody Ford-52.4
Jawaan Taylor-63.9
Bobby Hart-57.7
Fred Johnson-62.6
Fred is ahead of the curve in the quality of play you would expect out of a late 1st-early 2nf round pick. This is also a young OL room with only two guys not on their rookie deals. Stacking youth on top of youth isn't a good idea because of the steep development curve for OL.
Not sure where you're getting your LB counts from, but we have 3 under contract and 1 RFA who is basically a guaranteed resign. Vigil and an UFA would make 6.
