Since 2005, the Cincinnati Bengals have started 18 different players at offensive guard. Six of them were drafted by the franchise. Three of them were signed in free agency to be starters.
The other nine were players who made near the league minimum or were undrafted free agents.
Over the last 15 years, the Bengals have let guards like Kevin Zeitler and Eric Steinbach walk in free agency and replaced them with inexperienced options and internal candidates. As a result, Cincinnati has gained a reputation as a franchise that didn’t invest in offensive guards.