04-12-2025, 04:54 PM
(04-11-2025, 01:47 PM)Speedy Thomas Wrote: You're welcome. I realize that The Athletic has a paywall. My daughter gifts it to me. Really great stuff if you can afford it or have a daughter like mine. Anyway, I'm happy to share.
While I realize that Andre is the only lineman Bengals have taken with a low RAS, he was pretty good, and Dehner qualifies his analysis by saying that Booker's other qualities might overcome low athleticism. He does skip over the fact that the Bengals haven't met with Booker. But I think that not signing a vet OG yet very much leaves open the possibility of a guard in the first. A lot will depend on what Peters is looking for.
I can absolutely get behind the character profiles of these guys. The only time they have deviated from that model in the past several years has been Burton. Hope that's enough to teach them a lesson. Character is talent.
Appreciate it as I don't want to pay for The Athletic, but they do have some damn good stuff. Good points, but we don't draft Guards early much,
we haven't even met with Booker or any of the other OL that could be around in the first and the defensive talent is stacked right around where we
pick in the first. Would be highly surprised if Booker was the pick, but I wouldn't hate it. Still I think it would be a waste missing out on someone like
Emmanwori who could be a great NFL Safety.
(04-11-2025, 02:07 PM)ochocincos Wrote: Uhh...when you mean low, do you mean in the red?
Because Volson's was not good (6.04).
Jonah Williams had a 5.44.
And then you got guys like Billy Price who don't have RAS because they didn't test.
Andre had 4.02, which really isn't too far off from being considered "ok".
But then you look at FAs they brought in.
Cappa - 4.11
Karras - 4.93
OBJ - 0.70
Cordy Glenn - 5.37
Bengals haven't primarily gone for uber-athletic OL.
We need to start adding more athletes to the OL though. Mims is the only really athletic dude we got.
