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Originally Posted by KChiefs1
The Bengals’ right side of the offensive line is a major liability for them no matter what.
Their second-year offensive lineman Hakeem Adeniji has allowed a 7.1% pressure rate (69th out of 84 qualifying guards since week nine) and their right tackle Isaiah Prince has allowed pressure on 8.9% of his pass-blocking assignments. This is all according to PFF who also rank the right side of Cincinnati’s offensive line in the bottom five of almost every major category.
I sure don’t need PFF to tell me how bad the right side of our oline is. Rieff wasn’t all world at RT but his injury has really left a hole in a already shaky line. Center, RG and RT are a problem. The thing is they don’t run black much better than they pass block. Mixon hasn’t averaged over 4 yards a carry since week 12. I think a running game is needed if the Bengals are gonna upset your Chiefs. You are not supposed to get this far with a bad oline. I know many will say they have had a easy road to this point but even at that you generally need the oline to perform better. Look at what your oline injuries did to you in the Super Bowl last year.
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If Bengals had a dominant defense that matched up well with KC's speed, I think the Bengals could still win even with a bad offensive line if the Bengals played their cards right. Great receivers if they are good at short to intermediate routes with the right play calling can somewhat make up for losing the line of scrimmage. But it takes great play calling/QB play.
The good news for the Bengals is they have lots of cap room this offseason so no matter what happens, they have a chance to get better. But Burrow is right, you obviously try to take advantage of every opportunity you get.
As a neutral fan between the Bills and Bengals at least, I think next year the Bengals are better positioned to be the primary threat against the Chiefs than the Bills.
The Bills are going to have to try to sign FAs/impact players on the cheap. Not many trades in the NFL but Bills may be best served long term by making a few bold trades. There are probably others but the only NFL player I can see joining the Bills on the cheap is Rob Gronkowski if he plays another year and Brady retires as expected. He grew up rooting for Bills and is from that area and Bucs may want to get younger.