It sounds like the Cincinnati Bengals could lean into the trade market and even spend big on one of free agency’s biggest names in an effort to fix the offensive line in front of Joe Burrow.
And it sounds like moving Jonah Williams could be on the table, too.
The idea of moving the former first-round pick out of his spot at left tackle has been a controversial one for a few years now. Even in the past, coaches have said it’s mostly a non-starter — they drafted him that high to put him at a premium spot.
But offensive line coach Frank Pollack kept an open mind when asked about the subject at the scouting combine, per Geoff Hobson of the team’s website.
“I don’t think anything is crazy talk,” Pollack said. “You should always look to improve on wherever those discussions take you to think outside of the box to do stuff like that. Not at all (crazy).”
The team likely wouldn’t be able to move Williams to center given the degree of difficulty in making that sort of change. But kicking him inside to guard isn’t all that unrealistic if the team can get over the draft-value conversation, as guards aren’t usually borderline top 10 picks. He might be more productive there, too.
Either way, the discussion of moving Williams implies getting a better player at left tackle. He’s pretty good, and one of the only notable upgrades out there would be doing something blockbuster-ish like trading for a Laremy Tunsil or Terron Armstead in free agency.
