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The Bengals 53-man roster has been announced Authentic Cordy Glenn Jersey , but it won’t be the final iteration before the team plays the Colts on Sunday.Head coach Marvin Lewis has said that the team is looking at cornerbacks on the waiver wire, but they should also be looking for potential upgrades along the offensive line, too. The Bengals have nine linemen who made the team, but the guard and tackle spots are still very shaky in regards to depth and the starters on the right side aren’t much better. Both Cedric Ogbuehi and Jake Fisher made the team as backups, and Trey Hopkins is currently the backup at both the center and right guard spots. There is still plenty of room to improve, if the right talent is available.But the Bengals also let a few quality players go at other positions, and a good number of other franchises had to liquidate some young offensive line talent who could benefit from a fresh start. There are a handful of players cut on Saturday who come to mind as targets for the Bengals at the offensive guard and offensive tackle positions:Colby Gossett, OG (Vikings)A Senior Bowl standout from this past January, Gossett let his name be known from just beyond the Appalachian State airwaves. The Vikings took a chance on Gossett in the sixth-round of the draft, and cut him with the hopes he would return to their practice squad.A practice squad destiny was likely for the small school standout, but Gossett could be a hot name around the league, and would benefit the Bengals’ practice squad as well.Sean Harlow, OG (Falcons)The Falcons have one of the better offensive lines in the league, and their fourth-round pick from last year’s draft would’ve been a solid depth piece behind a group that has no weak links in Atlanta. Unfortunately, the Falcons made Harlow one of their first cuts on Friday.Harlow came into the league as an athletic interior player at 304 pounds. He’s now listed as 284 pounds, but being only 23 years young, he can add some weight back. 32” arms will likely prevent him from getting much bigger, but the athletic swing blocker who got a lot of work at right guard this preseason has plenty to give for potentially someone else. Could that be the Bengals?Nico Siragusa, OG (Ravens)The victim of a terrible knee injury last offseason, Siragusa (no relation to former Baltimore defensive tackle Tony Siragusa) fought his way back to the field this preseason, but just hasn’t looked the same as before his injury. He was ultimately let go, despite his fourth-round draft status from last year.Siragusa is arguably the most talented of these players, and has a nice blend of quickness and size at 6-4 Youth Alex Redmond Jersey , 330 pounds. If he is given time on a roster or practice squad to fully recover, he could become a valuable asset to a team that needs guard help, like the Bengals.Isaac Asiata, OG (Dolphins)Like Harlow and Gossett, Asiata is a likely candidate to return to his team via the practice squad, but his talent and youth could take him elsewhere.Asiata has played exclusively at left guard for Miami this preseason, and has yet to take a snap in regular season play after being drafted in the fifth-round last season. Miami added Josh Sitton to start at left guard, but he still had a chance to start at right guard. But like the Bengals’ Christian Westerman, Asiata never saw work over there. He can help a franchise.Jonathan Cooper, OG (49ers)Now we’re getting to know cast-offs. Cooper was made a top-10 pick in the 2013 draft by the Cardinals due to his athleticism, but has yet to stick anywhere he’s been. After an injury-riddled start with Arizona, he spent a season with Cleveland in 2016, Dallas in 2017, and joined the 49ers this offseason before getting cut.Odds are Cooper will never stick as a starter, but he’s worth at least considering due to what was once there for him and what they Bengals have now.Cyrus Kouandjio, OT (Broncos)Kouandjio has had a very similar career arc to Cooper. After missing his rookie year in 2013 he didn’t finish his rookie contract with the Bills and was picked up last year by the Lions, who also cut him that year before he was picked up by the Broncos. Playing exclusively at left tackle this preseason, Kouandjio was included in Denver’s final cuts and is still only 25-years-old. His next stop could be his last, but he still would be better than the guys the Bengals have at tackle right now, other than Cordy Glenn.NFL Week 2 Ravens at Bengals game preview: Elite statuses Week 1 of the NFL isn’t a great measuring stick for determining future success in a given season. Even so, there are valuable takeaways for both the Bengals and Ravens’ fan bases to cling to as their squads clash on Thursday Night Football in Week 2. The last time we saw the Ravens and Bengals face each other was on New Year’s Eve, 2017. Apparently, the Bengals have decided to become “The Cardiac Cats” once again as the calendar sniffed 2018. Nine months after dashing the Ravens’ playoff dreams in dramatic fashion http://www.bengalsauthorizedshops.com/authentic-bobby-hart-jersey , the Bengals overcame a 13-point second-half deficit to shock the Colts on their home turf. That kind of never-say-die attitude is what champions are made of.But, hey, it’s just one game from these new-look Bengals. Let’s pump the brakes a little bit. For instance, they let Andrew Luck throw for over 300 yards after his year-long hiatus from the game. Luck used nine different receivers on Sunday, including—you guessed it—three tight ends. Cincinnati also had other opportunities to either keep the score closer, and/or to ice it earlier. Three or four interception opportunities were dropped by Bengals defenders, not only breathing life back into the Colts’ offense, but forcing themselves to play catch-up most of the afternoon. On offense, the right side of the line had issues, particularly in pass protection, while Billy Price had some predictable rookie struggles. Despite that, Andy Dalton, Joe Mixon and Co. scraped a win together in a comeback style in which has to be marveled. Because of some of the aforementioned issues, what’s difficult to decipher from these 2018 Bengals is just how much improvement they have made from last season. Their roster appears to be younger, faster and containing more depth, but familiar issues made the afternoon an uneasy one. One thing is interesting though, in terms of the needle ticking towards the positive. Four of their nine losses last year were determined by one possession—all of which they had some form of a late lead and blew it (Texans, Packers, Titans and Steelers). Maybe Week 1 of this year is pointing to a different trend.It’s only one game against an enigmatic Indianapolis team, but Cincinnati showed resolve on Sunday. Many of the players could have packed it in when they were down 23-10, but the team just continued to grind it out and make a handful of explosive plays to win the contest. As it is with Cincinnati, we’re not totally sure who the Ravens are either, at this point. They absolutely demolished the Bills in Week 1 Ryan Glasgow Jersey , but played against quarterbacks who combined for a stat line of 11-of-33 for 98 yards and two interceptions. Incredible defense, or a simple luck of the scheduling draw in getting a rebuilding team in the always-ambiguous opening week? A bit of both, perhaps?Baltimore made a concerted effort to revamp their receiver corps this offseason. Michael Crabtree, Willie Snead and John Brown were all added to their roster and all three hadtouchdown receptions last week. What’s also scary for the Bengals’ defense is the plethora of pass-catching tight ends the Ravens employ. Nick Boyle, Maxx Williams and Mark Andrews all logged stats last week, but Hayden Hurst also has the potential to be a powerful weapon in Joe Flacco’s arsenal. Regardless of the roller coaster of seasons we’ve seen from the Ravens in recent seasons, few head coaches have the respect that John Harbaugh does in this league. If he and Flacco have done their homework this week, which they undoubtedly have, they’ll look to decimate the Bengals’ defense with that tight end group using both critical chain-moving and red zone plays.But, we just can’t discount the Bengals’ deplorable performances in primetime. It’s been particularly bad since the team rebuilt itself back in 2011 and, unfortunately, it’s what a large amount of their reputation has been built upon in national circles.Remember the last time these two squared-off under the brightest lights? No, I’m not talking about the late afternoon game on New Year’s Eve last year. In 2012, Cincinnati headed to Baltimore for an opening week Monday Night Football clash. The Ravens stomped the Bengals 44-13 in embarrassing fashion. Sure, the Bengals have largely had their number since, but it is a stark wake-up call to Who Dey Nation about what this team has done on the biggest stages and against the best NFL teams. Even so, that lingering feeling of hope is growing within the walls of Paul Brown Stadium. A near-perfect preseason record, followed up with an exciting come-from-behind Week 1 win and their home opener against a divisional foe on national television is a pretty solid script.Did we mention that Sam Wyche and his boys from the 1988 Super Bowl squad are being honored on Thursday night?For all of the struggles Marvin Lewis has had against one of his former employers—the Pittsburgh Steelers—since becoming the head coach of the Bengals, he has a pretty solid record against his other former AFC North employer in the Ravens. Since that shellacking on Week 1 of 2012, Cincinnati has posted an 8-3 record against the Ravens. Not too shabby against one of the teams always mentioned as an elite franchise. I want to believe in this year’s team. Maybe some of that 30-year old Super Bowl magic will rub off on them on Thursday night. We’ll see. Ravens 22, Bengals 24AC — Leave your cynicism at the door.