What do we do with Rashee Rice this time next year?

[kccrow]

Originally Posted by fuzzy

Sewell was OT1. If you have a chance to get OT1 and protect your Quarterback for 15 years it would be prudent to do so.

What part of "they drafted Jonah Williams at 11th overall two years prior with the expectation he'd be OT1" are you not understanding in this?

Not only that, he was injured in training camp in his rookie year and missed his entire rookie season.

He started 10 games at LT in 2020. So, you think in the spring of 2021 they were going to throw that investment away at LT even though he was starting to pile up a bit of an injury history?

They continued to start him at LT for the next two seasons, where he played a full slate of games in both years. He turned out not to be all that at LT, and they moved him to RT when they signed OBJ.

You can only look at this in hindsight and say "well yeah it would have been a good idea to take Sewell" but at the time there's no ****ing way in hell they would have or should have had that thought process. Williams was a stellar prospect coming out of USC. The fact that injuries plagued him and led to less than apt production doesn't mean you can run around saying now that it was some inept decision-making on the part of the Bengals, because it simply wasn't at the time.

[fuzzy]

Originally Posted by kccrow

What part of "they drafted Jonah Williams at 11th overall two years prior with the expectation he'd be OT1" are you not understanding in this?

Not only that, he was injured in training camp in his rookie year and missed his entire rookie season.

He started 10 games at LT in 2020. So, you think in the spring of 2021 they were going to throw that investment away at LT even though he was starting to pile up a bit of an injury history?

They continued to start him at LT for the next two seasons, where he played a full slate of games in both years. He turned out not to be all that at LT, and they moved him to RT when they signed OBJ.

You can only look at this in hindsight and say "well yeah it would have been a good idea to take Sewell" but at the time there's no ****ing way in hell they would have or should have had that thought process. Williams was a stellar prospect coming out of USC. The fact that injuries plagued him and led to less than apt production doesn't mean you can run around saying now that it was some inept decision-making on the part of the Bengals, because it simply wasn't at the time.

You need 2 Tackles. Not just 1 Tackle. Get 2 of em.

Look at what the Chargers did. They doubled up on Tackles. Which was very smart since Herbert is made of glass.

[kccrow]

Originally Posted by fuzzy

You need 2 Tackles. Not just 1 Tackle. Get 2 of em.

Look at what the Chargers did. They doubled up on Tackles. Which was very smart since Herbert is made of glass.

You must be a big fan of the Chargers, having exactly zero playmakers and missing the playoffs year after year, too?

[fuzzy]

Originally Posted by kccrow

You must be a big fan of the Chargers, having exactly zero playmakers and missing the playoffs year after year, too?

The Chargers are playing the long game. Get the QB and Tackles first. Then get the weapons. Tackles can play at a high level until 35. Slater and Alt aren't going anywhere for the next decade.

[kccrow]

Originally Posted by fuzzy

The Chargers are playing the long game. Get the QB and Tackles first. Then get the weapons. Tackles can play at a high level until 35. Slater and Alt aren't going anywhere for the next decade.

What do you think the Bengals have done, picked their ass?

They signed Reiff and Collins to 1-year deals and tried to get a 4th rounder to work in D'Ante Smith. Those decisions got the Bengals to the SB and the AFCC despite some subpar O-line play. Speaking of Smith, he was looking like an okay swing, but injuries, and he just tore his patellar (sounds familiar). They drafted Amarius Mims to man the RT spot last year in the 1st.

It's really hard to build the entirety of a roster from the draft, and one thing or another is going to suffer along the way.

The Chargers aren't the model because they haven't even made the playoffs as a contender. They got a couple of wildcards and got their asses smashed. At least the Bengals were competitive and probably will get back to being so again.

And you know what, it took 4 years after the Chargers drafted their QB before they addressed RT in the draft. You know how long it took the Bengals? 4 years. So, what are we even discussing this for?

[fuzzy]

Originally Posted by kccrow

What do you think the Bengals have done, picked their ass?

They signed Reiff and Collins to 1-year deals and tried to get a 4th rounder to work in D'Ante Smith. Those decisions got the Bengals to the SB and the AFCC despite some subpar O-line play. Speaking of Smith, he was looking like an okay swing, but injuries, and he just tore his patellar (sounds familiar). They drafted Amarius Mims to man the RT spot last year in the 1st.

It's really hard to build the entirety of a roster from the draft, and one thing or another is going to suffer along the way.

The Chargers aren't the model because they haven't even made the playoffs as a contender. They got a couple of wildcards and got their asses smashed. At least the Bengals were competitive and probably will get back to being so again.

And you know what, it took 4 years after the Chargers drafted their QB before they addressed RT in the draft. You know how long it took the Bengals? 4 years. So, what are we even discussing this for?

I think Joe Alt is a future All Pro and so is Slater. The Chargers are playing the long game.

[kccrow]

Originally Posted by fuzzy

I think Joe Alt is a future All Pro and so is Slater. The Chargers are playing the long game.

The long game? LOL. They sucked shit enough to get the #5 pick in the most loaded OT draft of the past 20 years after bombing two 1sts on an OG and a WR following their pick of Slater.

Since you're going to question the Bengals, why didn't your Chargers take a RT in those drafts? They could have taken Trevor Penning in 2022 instead of Nelson. They could have taken Anton Harrison in 2023 instead of Johnston.

What's your excuse? That's right, it doesn't fit your narrative and use of revisionist history.

[kcbubb]

He’s gotta be trolling…

Originally Posted by kccrow

What part of "they drafted Jonah Williams at 11th overall two years prior with the expectation he'd be OT1" are you not understanding in this?