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Fixing the Bengals’ offensive line: Easier said than done

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Everyone seems to have the same advice on how to start fixing the Cincinnati Bengals: Go get offensive line help.

The problem is obvious. But just exactly where is the solution supposed to come from?

Normally, teams attempt to cure their offensive line woes through the draft. But the 2017 NFL Draft was one of the weakest as far as offensive linemen go in recent memory. That is why the Bengals waited until the fifth-round before spending a pick on J.J. Dielman.

And the Bengals tried to address what they saw as potential offensive line issues when they drafted Cedric Ogbuehi in the first round of the 2015 NFL Draft, followed by Jake Fisher in the second round that same year.