Cincinnati Bengals Training Camp
Zac Taylor says guard battle will be “an interesting one to watch”
We discussed the offensive line a bit during Hopkins’ entry but we’ll stay on that topic now, shifting to the guard positions. Both starting guard jobs are wide open as of now and head coach Zac Taylor said the battle to find out who wins the starting jobs is interesting.
Bengals coach Zac Taylor said the starting guard battle featuring rookie Jackson Carman will be "an interesting one to watch."
— Ben Baby (@Ben_Baby) July 28, 2021
Ben Baby’s tweet above mentions Jackson Carman, the second-round rookie, as a member of the guard competition but there’s also Michael Jordan, Quinton Spain, and Xavier Su’a-Filo in the running to win one of the two starting gigs. Carman has been the favorite to win the right guard job throughout the offseason but we’ll see if that comes to fruition.
Taylor has been hyping up the guard competition ever since OTAs and it’s an important battle for this team. Finding the right combination of guys to join Jonah Williams, Trey Hopkins, and Riley Reiff on the starting o-line is critical and this is the time for the team to figure out who the right guys are for the job.