(12-08-2019, 11:49 PM)Corriewf Wrote:

(12-08-2019, 11:19 PM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote: By watching him. I'm seeing him consistently make the same major flaws over and over. He's taking too long to make his reads, he is constantly checking down, he looks like he not confident in himself to even make mid range throws and I'm seeing a lack of consistency putting the ball in the endzone, even against bad teams. I'm not saying he can't have a long and productive career as an NFL backup, but he's not passing the eyeball test when it comes to being a franchise QB. Believe me, I desperately want to believe he is the QB that can lead us to a Superbowl. I want that so bad, but I'm not seeing it at all. I'm sick of being without a good QB. We haven't even had a decent QB since Brunell left. I'm just getting so frustrated! Every year, it's the same thing over and over. We keep overpaying veteran QB's that never work out. I try not to let it bother me, but a fan can only take so much. This has probably been the most infuriating season I have witnessed since the inception of the team. I really thought we'd at least take a small step forward and instead, we've moved five steps backward. At this point, there should be no price we shouldn't be willing to pay in order to get a franchise QB, a good NT and improving the O-Line. These 3 areas are what is holding us back.

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I totally disagree. I like our receivers. Yes, we need a TE, desperately, but there is nothing wrong with Chark and Westbrook. We could add some depth at WR late in the draft. This is a very, very deep WR class.

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Anyone who thinks this guy is our team's savior is idiotic.

Interesting take. It’s hard to see everything going on watching the game. I can’t tell if he’s holding the ball too long or if no one is open and he’s refusing to throw a possible int. It makes it even harder when he has so much pressure and the play calling seems to be questionable at his point. 

It’s still interesting to me to see you on board for drafting a QB. I’ve seen you preach year after year going for o-line high and your disappointment with our selections.

You're right I'm normally all for drafting O-Line and I still am. I simply said if the Bengals would accept a deal involving our our first pick in round 1, our 4th round selection and both first round picks in 2021 as well as Cam Robinson, I would do that deal in a heartbeat to select Joe Burrow, because he is the best QB coming out of college that I've seen since Andrew Luck. I can't find a deficiency in his game. With that said, I would draft a real LT with our second pick in round one. If he declares for the draft, that player would undoubtedly be Austin Jackson of USC. I'd also select an OG in round 2. There should be a plethora of excellent interior O-Linemen available when we pick. I draft no less than 2 linebackers in the draft as well. I'd also go all in on DT Jordan Phillips in free agency. We'd add at least two new starters to the O-Line to protect Burrow and we'd have a 6'6" 341 lb. DT to plug the middle with some new linebackers to sure up the run defense as well. Wanting a QB would have no effect on what I would do to upgrade the O-Line. I just see a QB that I love in this draft (Burrow) and I'm currently not very high on the 2021 QB class, which is likely where we would have to get one from.

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