49ers Offensive Line

Originally posted by DRCHOWDER:
NC was right all along.... now hes gone and not here to enjoy his work.

i know the joking emo placed .. but he was never right

Originally posted by 49erFaithful6:
yup. hard not to watch NFC without talking about the Lions OL and Eagles OL they are the top seeds.

Eagles defense had far more to do with their record than their OL. Saw it yesterday.

Cant have an awful defense anymore than an awful OL.

Originally posted by 9ers4eva:

Originally posted by 49erFaithful6:
yup. hard not to watch NFC without talking about the Lions OL and Eagles OL they are the top seeds.

Eagles defense had far more to do with their record than their OL. Saw it yesterday.

Cant have an awful defense anymore than an awful OL.

Both trenches need to be strong and those are probably our two weakest units outside ST at the moment.

Need to get better at both.

Really want to upgrade the oline in FA & the draft to a mean nasty unit. To many gold helmet nice guys

Originally posted by tohara3:
Really want to upgrade the oline in FA & the draft to a mean nasty unit. To many gold helmet nice guys

I'd love to see them sign Dalton Risner in FA and put him at LG. Nice, affordable veteran option that locks down one spot. Has experience in similar offensive schemes.

Originally posted by Phoenix49ers:

Originally posted by tohara3:
Really want to upgrade the oline in FA & the draft to a mean nasty unit. To many gold helmet nice guys

I'd love to see them sign Dalton Risner in FA and put him at LG. Nice, affordable veteran option that locks down one spot. Has experience in similar offensive schemes.

Vikings RG Dalton Risner would be the perfect FA signing/fit for the Bengals.

Here is where PFF ranks him in pass blocking grade on true pass sets in his career (among eligible Gs):

2024: 7/78
2023: 23/85
2022: 21/83
2021: 26/88
2020: 13/92
2019: 28/88

Exactly what they need.

— Gridiron Grading (@GridironGrading) January 14, 2025

Has there ever been any talk about Puni at Center, I know he took reps there at the combine etc? I was wondering if we cant find a viable upgrade, move him there, plug this guy in at RG. We got TW one more year. I think Kyle CAN scheme around Mcstinky, but we must have a center (I assume nothing with the draft at this point)

Originally posted by Phoenix49ers:

Originally posted by tohara3:
Really want to upgrade the oline in FA & the draft to a mean nasty unit. To many gold helmet nice guys

I'd love to see them sign Dalton Risner in FA and put him at LG. Nice, affordable veteran option that locks down one spot. Has experience in similar offensive schemes.

Vikings RG Dalton Risner would be the perfect FA signing/fit for the Bengals.

Here is where PFF ranks him in pass blocking grade on true pass sets in his career (among eligible Gs):

2024: 7/78
2023: 23/85
2022: 21/83
2021: 26/88
2020: 13/92
2019: 28/88

Exactly what they need.

— Gridiron Grading (@GridironGrading) January 14, 2025

Are you feeling any of the FA Cs?

Originally posted by DRCHOWDER:
NC was right all along.... now hes gone and not here to enjoy his work.

He was never right about wanting to spend elite compensation on a guard. Puni says hi.

I don't think there was a single person in here that said don't invest in the OL. Love NC, but he was arguing with himself about a lot of it.

Originally posted by Cisco0623:
Has there ever been any talk about Puni at Center, I know he took reps there at the combine etc? I was wondering if we cant find a viable upgrade, move him there, plug this guy in at RG. We got TW one more year. I think Kyle CAN scheme around Mcstinky, but we must have a center (I assume nothing with the draft at this point)

Puni might move at LG at most. He's not a center at almost 6-6. No point in moving him around.

Ryan Kelly is a FA. He's been a quality vet center with a ton of experience. I would guess that's a guy they would like to take a look at.

Colton was fine last yr. Better than expected and under contract. I know folks want OL early and often in the draft, I just don't see those blue chip OTs this yr. IMO DL is probably where they should go.

Originally posted by NYniner85:
Puni might move at LG at most. He's not a center at almost 6-6. No point in moving him around.

Ryan Kelly is a FA. He's been a quality vet center with a ton of experience. I would guess that's a guy they would like to take a look at.

Colton was fine last yr. Better than expected and under contract. I know folks want OL early and often in the draft, I just don't see those blue chip OTs this yr. IMO DL is probably where they should go.

Banks is pretty blue chip for the 9ers. Ersery would also be intriguing if they move down.

Get McCoy out of New Orleans.

Originally posted by NYniner85:

Originally posted by DRCHOWDER:
NC was right all along.... now hes gone and not here to enjoy his work.

He was never right about wanting to spend elite compensation on a guard. Puni says hi.

I don't think there was a single person in here that said don't invest in the OL. Love NC, but he was arguing with himself about a lot of it.

I agree on guards, but we need a real center and tackles get paid. So yes the trick is finding guards via the draft. If you hit a grand slam then worry about money 5 years later etc.

Originally posted by NYniner85:

Originally posted by Cisco0623:
Has there ever been any talk about Puni at Center, I know he took reps there at the combine etc? I was wondering if we cant find a viable upgrade, move him there, plug this guy in at RG. We got TW one more year. I think Kyle CAN scheme around Mcstinky, but we must have a center (I assume nothing with the draft at this point)

Puni might move at LG at most. He's not a center at almost 6-6. No point in moving him around.

Ryan Kelly is a FA. He's been a quality vet center with a ton of experience. I would guess that's a guy they would like to take a look at.

Colton was fine last yr. Better than expected and under contract. I know folks want OL early and often in the draft, I just don't see those blue chip OTs this yr. IMO DL is probably where they should go.

Good to know. The issue is FA linemen usually have inflated prices, but they put themselves in this position.

Originally posted by NYniner85:

Originally posted by Cisco0623:
Has there ever been any talk about Puni at Center, I know he took reps there at the combine etc? I was wondering if we cant find a viable upgrade, move him there, plug this guy in at RG. We got TW one more year. I think Kyle CAN scheme around Mcstinky, but we must have a center (I assume nothing with the draft at this point)

Puni might move at LG at most. He's not a center at almost 6-6. No point in moving him around.

Ryan Kelly is a FA. He's been a quality vet center with a ton of experience. I would guess that's a guy they would like to take a look at.

Colton was fine last yr. Better than expected and under contract. I know folks want OL early and often in the draft, I just don't see those blue chip OTs this yr. IMO DL is probably where they should go.

I agree that people are going to be disappointed in the draft expecting several oline. I am curious about how they feel Zaklj is progressing I thought he played really well at guard and when he was added there was talk of him being the center of future. I wonder if he showed enough to be considered as a starter. I also thought Heck and Pleasants played well at tackle. Heck is unrestricted but pleasants is ERFA so he could be back cheaply. And then you have Bartch and Moore both unrestricted do they plan on bringing either back? I feel some of those guys played well enough that they would definitely consider signing and it starts getting crowded. Just have to see how it plays out.