Hi Geoff, We hear a lot about the new o line and passing game; what are the coaches expectations for Mixon and company, with the new lineman? I'm hoping burrow gets an extra second to pass the ball. Will mixon get more gaps? Dave Caldwell, Milford, OH
DAVE: That's the hope. A more consistent running game translates into better pass protection as much as a bountiful free agency on the offensive line. Running back Joe Mixon had a career-high 292 carries last season, third most in the league. Since Mixon came into the league in 2017, only Zeke Elliott and Derrick Henry have more carries. Expect more of the same, but they're looking for a better yards per than his 4.1 of last season. These three new starters on the offensive line mean as much in the run game as they do in the pass game.
Talking to offensive coordinator Brian Callahan, much of the offseason has been spent on making play-action passes and short-yardage situations more successful. Both rely on creating more gaps in the run game. It is being addressed. And, like you, I'm a Mixon guy. So the more he is in discussions about potentially being an offensive player of the year candidate – and he has that kind of talent – the better everybody else will be looking. Stay tuned.
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Do you agree with me that the Bengals need a little more depth on the offensive line & defensive line. I would like for them to bring Spain & Reiff back for solid depth on the offensive line, also a solid 3T. T Moody, Bel Air, MD
T: They hear you on the three technique. But they're not looking to get any older up front offensively. It seems to me they feel like these guys they've drafted and developed on the offensive line have to be the ones to back it up.
They love vet guards Quinton Spain and Xavier Su'a-Filo and vet right tackle Riley Reiff. But when you look at durability issues and the impending pay structure of 2023, it just doesn't seem to be the way to go.
Yes, the estimable Pat Kirwan of Sirius NFL Radio has been urging for months that the Bengals re-sign Reiff as a swing tackle, but the Bengals think they have an emerging player in that spot in sophomore fourth-rounder D'Ante Smith and they're not looking to take reps away from him.
And at left guard, second-year second-rounder Jackson Carman has looked worthy this spring of being the training camp starter, but they've also been impressed with rookies Cordell Volson, a fourth-rounder, and Ben Brown, a free agent. They've always had high hopes for second-year man Trey Hill, a sixth-rounder. Now that he's solely been a guard for two years, they also think third-year player Hakeem Adeniji, a 2020 sixth-rounder, can make a contribution. As it is, one of these young guys they like isn't going to make it. And, like all young players, they need the snaps.
If you never play the young guys, they never get the chance to ascend. Paul Brown always said, "It's a young man's game", so let's see if offensive line coach Frank Pollack can fashion a good unit with the young talent.
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