If those who know ball and cover the Cincinnati Bengals cant' convince the national media to actually put some effort into researching the teams they spew nonsense about, maybe Nick Caserio can.
The Houston Texans general manager is someone who, you could say, knows ball. Coming up through Bill Belichick in New England's front office, Caserio may know a thing or two. He's actually a bit of a personal hero. His daring maneuver to trade up and draft C.J. Stroud and Will Anderson Jr. is similar to the vision I had for the 2021 Bengals getting Ja'Marr Chase and Penei Sewell.
Anyway, Sewell really would've fixed Cincinnati's offensive line woes, even if he cost multiple premium draft picks to score alongside chase in that '21 draft. The Bengals would be Super Bowl champions and all would be forgiven
But that o-line narrative is literal years old. It's as if people don't
Bengals offensive line is underrated thanks to persistent, false narratives
In speaking on a show posted to the Texans' official YouTube channel, Nick Caserio had plenty of praise for Orlando Brown Jr., Dylan Fairchild, Ted Karras, Dalton Risner, and Amarius Mims as Houston prepares to host the Bengals on Sunday in Week 2:
"There's a bunch of narratives out there that are really false. I mean, their offensive line has done a good job. I mean, they got Orlando and Mims at tackle...Ted Karras has kind of solidified things inside. Ted was a sixth-round draft pick. Now he's been in league 10, 11 years. He's smart as hell. He's instinctive. He's tough. And then Fairchild looks like he's kind of come on and then they inserted Risner late. So, they have continuity, right? Again, you're talking about, I mean, Mims was a first-round pick. Orlando's been a really good player, was a good player in Baltimore. So, honestly, I think there's a little bit of a myth about their offensive line."
So take that, ignoramus Bengals haters who don't do any research before you open your mouths about my team.
I mean, do I really get my undies in a wedgie if Danny Parkins, Nick Wright, or Stephen A. fire off a half-baked Bengals take? Not so much. Frankly it's sad that these people get a platform when people who actually know what they're talking about like Caserio can pretty much put it to bed right away.
And just think, Caserio has a lot on his plate. Yes, he does literal NFL things for a living, but so do the moron talking heads.
Anyone with a brain and five minutes of spare time to actually look into the Bengals' offensive line would grasp that they played great for most of last season. The final 12 games or so to be specific.
Mims is legitimately emerging as an elite offensive tackle, but that shouldn't sell short how cohesive this Cincinnati unit is in protecting Joe Burrow and paving running lanes for Chase Brown:
Per Sumer Live, Bucs blitzed on almost half of Burrow's dropbacks. Still managed just a 29.7% pressure rate. Bengals OL decisively won the battle up front.
— Jon Ledyard (@LedyardNFLDraft) September 13, 2026
I just love when one stat or one tweet can summarize how wrong people are who millions of people listen to. I don't know what Caserio's reach will be like here. I just know he's bang-on correct.
We'll see if Mims can hold up against Will Anderson Jr. and if the Bengals can keep Houston's dynamic d-line at bay on Sunday. But regardless of how things play out, this is the best offensive line of Burrow's career, which gives Cincinnati a legit chance at Super Bowl contention.
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