Housh gets it

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(02-19-2021, 09:05 PM)Murdock2420 Wrote: T.J. Houshmandzadeh did an interview with Tyler Dragon and explained how the team should be building around Burrow.

And to those who want to draft Pitts or Chase or anyone that isn't an offensive lineman... you aren't going to like it.

“The Bengals need to focus on keeping (Joe Burrow) protected. They shouldn’t sign or draft any skill players. It should be offensive linemen in the draft (and) offensive linemen in free agency, because you can find a receiver in the third, fourth or fifth round. If the protection is there, Joe is gonna get you the ball.”

The man knows football and as a former 7th round pick, he is a perfect example of why you can't waste the 1st rounder on a skill position when you don't have 5 great starters on the O-line. Sewell, Slater or Darrisaw, one of them will be there at 5 and one of them needs to be the pick.

https://bengalswire.usatoday.com/2021/02/19/tj-houshmandzadeh-reveals-bengals-build-around-joe-burrow/

Love Housh, but this is just another opinion piece.  

The Bengals whiffed on draft picks Ogbuehi and Fisher, big time.  If they had hit on them, they would have had to open their wallets and pay them.  They didn't.  They are out of the league.  Those losses need addressed, and they did one with the pick of Jonah Williams, and they need a FA to fill the other.  Ditto the guard they drafted in Mike Jordan and the center they drafted in Billy Price.  They filled one hole by moving one of their better guards in Hopkins to center.  They still have a hole at the guard position.  

Look also at Ross.  He was supposed to become the top weapon as Green declined.  They whiffed again.  They had a great draft pick in Higgins that surprised a lot of us.  But that is just one WR.  

Sure, the Bengals could draft offensive linemen, but they really can't afford to miss again.  I would go FA for the G and OT and the WR from the draft...mainly because I don't see Sewell being there.  If he is, great, I will support taking him and putting at LT with Jonah moving to RT.  But if he is gone, reaching of hoping for a trade back to get a lesser OT over Chase makes no sense to me.  The Burrow connection to Chase makes it even easier as that was the one area where the Bengals struggled, the deep ball.  Chase averaged over 20 YPR and was an outstanding connection to Burrow.  

I still believe that Chase helps this offense more than any player in the draft.