Dalton Risner: "Would LOVE to be a Bengal"

[*ochocincos*]

(04-17-2025, 02:42 PM)ochocincos Wrote: The obvious answer to anyone asking that is because they need two starting guards.


Patrick hasn't played overly well for an entire season since 2021 when he played 911 snaps but 822 were at Center.
His last time playing well at Guard for a full season was 2020, when he played 939 snaps and allowed 3 sacks, 16 total pressures.
I like him for his versatility, but it's been quite a few years since he's done well as a full-time starter.

Ford has never done well as a full time starter, same with Volson.

Risner meanwhile in his entire career (87 games, 81 starts) hasn't allowed more than 4 sacks or 30 total pressures in a season.
Risner would be a safer bet for starting at one of the Guard spots than Patrick or Ford, IMO.
Happy to keep them both for versatile depth though.

Details for why I am so down on Ford...

His most snaps ever played in a season was 739, and that was his rookie year at RT with the Bills.
He allowed 7 sacks, 31 total pressures that year.


After that season, he shifted to playing Guard.
2020 - 383 offensive snaps (1/3 of a season really). 0 sacks but 15 total pressures.
2021 - 485 offensive snaps (not quite half a season). 2 sacks, 26 total pressures.
2022 - 350 offensive snaps (1/3 of a season). 3 sacks, 20 total pressures.

As a Bengal in 2023, he hardly played. 78 offensive snaps played.
Last year, he played 688 offensive snaps (about 2/3 of a season), allowing 5 sacks and 37 total pressures.

This dude has been Volson-caliber.
To expect him to be markedly better than Volson is wishful thinking.

With Patrick not having a good season at Guard since 2020 and Volson and Ford both around the 40 total pressures across a full season, it's really difficult to say either of the OG spots will have even decent pass blocking, let alone above average.