Oregon's Penei Sewelll is a favorite for the Bengals to draft, but my concern is over how that actually helps the line. OT is the strongest with Williams, Johnson & Adeniji. OG is pretty tragic. Do we take best available or trade for lower picks & get OG? Jen Hodgson, Houston, Texas
JEN: You're right about tackle. They've got three good ones all just 23 years old in Jonah Williams, Hakeem Adeniji (who turns 23 next week) and Fred Johnson. They've got to figure out which side to use them and maybe one of them can kick into guard.
I also think you're selling them a little short at guard because guys like Alex Redmond and Quinton Spain (one of their best mid-season pickups in some time) have played well for the last month. Plus, they felt like they upgraded from the year before when they signed a solid veteran guard in Xavier Su 'a-Filo, a guy that got hurt in the opener. He is expected to be added to the active roster again next week. So I don't think the guard cupboard is all that bare.
My opinion is they have to go D-Line before anything else in the offseason and that they've got some good talent to work with up front offensively. Remember, it's going to be 20 years since they took a D-lineman in the first round. (Justin Smith, Missouri, No. 4, 2001.)
First time/Long time. Needless to say there is not much backing up Burrow. Finley looked lost and don't know anything about Allen. So do you foresee the Bengals trying to claim another QB off another teams practice squad, etc. Dale Lister, Springboro, OH
DALE: Thank you for checking in and I hope it's the first of many. You just said it. We don't know anything about Allen and it sounds like we're about to find out. So let's do that first. I certainly do expect that the Bengals to attack the practice squad lists, knowing that the best ones are going to be protected. If they haven't already. It basically takes a guy a week to get in the building because of COVID protocols. And as you saw, they've signed Hogan.
What is up with SEC leading rusher, Trayveon Williams? We watched Dalton's pummeling in 2019. In 2020, same result with Burrow. So it can't be blitz pickup. Good coaches find ways to get good talent on the field, the Bengals don't. Why? Larry Wischer, Fort Thomas, KY
LARRY: You can put me in the camp that would love to see Texas A&M's Trayveon Williams get more carries than the five he's had since they drafted him in the sixth round in 2019.
But I also disagree with you on the blitz pickup thing. Thanks largely to the work of running back Giovani Bernard, blitz pickup by the backs has been a strength the past two years. I don't have a problem with the coaches opting for veterans in that role if they believe it's the best way to protect Burrow. Looking back at the Washington game, according to Pro Football Focus, Samaje Perine (six) and Bernard (two) allowed no pressures on their combined eight chances, which has been pretty typical.
Plus, Bernard (32 catches) and Perine (4.3 yards per his 24 carries) have been quite productive when they've been in there, so I'm not sure you can criticize the coaches at going with those two guys over Williams. But, yeah, I'd like to see him, too. I think he's a talented guy.
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