INDIANAPOLIS _ Two years ago when the Bengals used their first two draft picks on offensive lineman Cedric Ogbuehi and Jake Fisher, they were widely praised for planning for the future. Both players had first round grades on Cincinnati’s draft board and the expectation was that the team had selected long-term replacements for 30-something starting tackles Andrew Whitworth and Andre Smith.
But last year, Ogbuehi had a bumpy ride as Smith’s replacement on the right side. He was benched after starting the first 11 games of the season and ProFootballFocus.com rated him 63rd of the 76 tackles that played in at least 25% of their teams’ offensive snaps.