Paul Dehner - 'Will Bengals invest in offensive line?'

[BengalChris]

(01-19-2021, 04:19 PM)Bengalholic Wrote: He says they are expected to 'cut Bobby Hart at some point' and he also thinks they won't bring Finney back, so that will clear up an additional 9m in cap space.

He says they want to bring back Spain, if possible...are hoping Pollack can 'elicit more out of Michael Jordan'...and he sees XSF as being a 'serviceable piece'.

He thinks that RT will be the starting point when comes to the o-line, and that RT Taylor Moton is the guy they may 'open up the wallet' for...with Buffalo's Daryl Williams being the 2nd option. They could also wait and try to land Sewell or Slater in the draft.

At G, he mentions how much guys like Thuney and Scherff would command, with both on tap to get huge deals. He mentions scanning the 2nd and 3rd wave of FA guards like Pittsburgh’s Matt Feiler, Buffalo’s Jon Feliciano, Chicago’s Germain Ifiedi, or a potential cap casualty like maybe Gabe Jackson from LV.

As he points out, they are definitely going to have some options when it comes to bolstering the line and making sure Burrow is better protected going forward.

So, what do you think? What route would you take? 

https://theathletic.com/2321179/2021/01/19/will-cincinnati-bengals-invest-in-offensive-line-inside-the-decision-of-the-offseason/

All I hear from this is a bunch of double-talk. This OL isn't one player away or even two. They could all be replaced by better players. It just comes down to how much free agent money and draft capital the team is willing to spend to protect Burrow. Sadly, I doubt they're willing to spend what it's going to take - just judging by how they've acted over the past 4 years.

Taylor liked Hart on tape and, based on what Taylor wanted they signed Hart to a 3 year deal. Vomit

Then there continues to be this belief in Jordan, which seems to be based on some fantasy the team has about him. It makes me wonder if the Bengals front office even bother to watch the game being played on the field or if they are watching some waking dream of glorious football play by their beloved team. I do wonder how they can see such a different team than the fans do.