The Bengals have been rumored to be interested in one of the many strong offensive tackle prospects in the first round of the upcoming draft. New Cincinnati OC Dan Pitcher described what they like at that position.
“When (Trent Brown) engages a rusher on the edge and that rusher tries to do anything other than run around him, he’s able to blunt that rush and keep the width of the pocket,” Pitcher said, via Paul Dehner Jr. of The Athletic. “A lot of time, quite honestly, guys just quit. Guys stop rushing. When they engage him and try to collapse him to the spot and are not going anywhere, they stop. That’s where size comes in.”
“We’re all in search of the guys that can do all of it. Just because we lean in one direction, potentially, doesn’t mean we completely remove ourselves from another. It’s about finding the right balance. I still think we have variety of scheme based on how we are built. But you are on the right path with that assessment, it’s a sliding scale. Just like anything in life, you give something up to get something in return.”
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