11-23-2020, 01:38 PM
(11-22-2020, 08:25 PM)fredtoast Wrote: So it was "nothing but a prayer" to expect the first O-lineman taken in the draft to improve their line? It is amazing the lengths some people will go to in order to whine about this front office.
Bobby Hart was not that bad in pass protection last year. Jordan was bad, but if we are going to build with young draft picks we can't give up on a fourth round pick after one season. Trey Hopkins is nothing special, but not a "must replace" either. Sua-Filo was not a big money free agent, but at least he was a new face instead of staying with the old.
The O-line had questions but it is bullshit to claim the Bengals "completely ignored" it.
Relying on what you did the year before is literally completely ignoring it this year. And yeah, relying on a first round tackle who has never played a snap as your sole improvement is nothing but a prayer. They're in this mess because they blew their last two tackle picks.
Listen to yourself, you're acting like "not that bad" is the standard you want to apply to protecting the franchise. You build with young draft picks by working them in behind good starters - not throwing them in when they're not ready because you've got nothing better.
