What's wrong with the offensive blocking?

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(12-07-2020, 02:09 PM)bengalfan74 Wrote: When I say complete overhaul I'm meaning 3 or 4 players this offseason. Couple more the next.

Let's say we bring in Sewell and another good prospect at guard in 3rd round. Get a vet good G/C in free agency, Williams comes back and does good, overhaul started.

Starting Oline next season Sewell, Spain, Vet FAC, Rookie G, Williams. Backups XSF, Adeniji, Hopkins, late draft pick, Johnson.

Shit can all the deadwood, Redmond, Hart, Jordan, Price

The following offseason another high round draft pick, another free agent pick up or cut from another team cap casualty. Like Wyche says this team is getting railed weekly because we're getting our asses handed to us in the trenches. It's got to be our offseason focus !

We can get 20 of the fastest receivers and RB's and DB's  in the world on this team and it will matter not if we can't gat better, a lot better on the O and D line.

Unfortunately with Price, he's going to be paid his full amount whether he's on the team or not. There is $0 cap savings if he's not on the team.
So I doubt the Bengals part ways with him.

Trey Hopkins, on the other hand, will count $6.5 mill toward next year's cap and $7.1 mill toward the cap in 2022. He would have a dead cap of $2.25 mill if cut this coming offseason, which would result in savings of $4.25 mill in 2021.

They also have BJ Finney for 2021 with a cap hit of $3.5 mill. There's no dead cap if he's released.

Taylor may want to bring in Austin Blythe, who is the C for the Rams and set to hit FA this offseason if he isn't tagged. Blythe has been good this year and good in 2018, but he was not good in 2017 or 2019. He's rated the 8th best C this year according to PFF.

Would you consider cutting both Finney and Hopkins for a total cap savings of $7.75 mill to bring in Blythe, who will probably command about $10 mill a year?
Or would you rather keep Hopkins and bring in a high-profile FA guard?