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IrishLion - how big of a blow is Collins going down?
It hurts, but not nearly as bad as you would think... Collins hasn't been earning his contract, imo. His run blocking is fine, but his pass blocking grades have been below average. If he's not giving up a pressure, he's getting called for a penalty that he committed to avoid giving up a pressure. Plus, Hakeem Adeniji is their 6th man on the OL, and has quite a bit of experience starting at both OT spots for the Bengals since '20. He will step in and be serviceable enough to let Burrow do his thing.
The interior of the OL holding up is the bigger issue. Burrow can deal with outside pressure, between his field awareness and his mobility... it's interior pressure that freezes him. Thankfully Ted Karras (C) and Alex Cappa (RG) have been solid, and they have been able to work around rookie Cordell Volson (LG) being hot-and-cold.