Tag: Billy Price

Two Ohio State lineman named to BTN’s All-Decade Team

Two Ohio State offensive lineman were selected by a 24-team panelist from BTN to be on the networks All-Decade First-Team for football.

In case you haven’t been paying attention — and who could blame you with all the crazy things going on in the world today — the Big Ten Network has been unveiling its BTN All-Decade squads. It has already announced the three different All-Decade basketball teams, and has now moved on to the All-Decade Big Ten football squads.

On that note, one former Ohio State lineman and even one current one have both made the First-Team. Former center Billy Price along with current left guard Wyatt Davis are both a part of all the fun.

Here’s what the Ohio State athletic department said about Price:

“Price is one of the great offensive linemen in Ohio State’s storied history. A two-time All-American, including a unanimous selection in 2017, Price is one of just six Buckeye offensive linemen to win a major national award when he was named the recipient of the 2017 Rimington Trophy as the nation’s outstanding center. Price also was named the Big Ten’s Rimington-Pace offensive lineman of the year that season and set a program record with 55 consecutive games started from 2014 through 2017.”

But not to be outdone, and in a rather surprising move, Wyatt Davis was also included. Here’s what OSU said about one of the current anchors of the offensive line in their release.

“Davis, from Bellflower, Calif., blossomed into one of the nation’s top interior linemen last season as a first-year starter. While paving the way for an offense that averaged 529.9 yards per game, Davis was voted a first team All-American by the Associated Press, CBS Sports and The Sporting News. He is one of three returning starters along the offensive line for the 2020 Buckeyes and has already been named a preseason first team All-American by The Walter Camp Football Foundation and The Sporting News.”

Davis himself was also taken aback.

“I’m at a loss for words and I was so excited when I get the news,” Davis told BTN’s Dave Revsine. “I still have to finish strong but this is definitely something nice to look back on.”

Price and Davis were joined on the First-Team All Decade Big Ten offensive line team by Taylor Lewan of Michigan, Iowa’s Brandon Scherff, Michael Dieter of Wisconsin, and Indiana’s Dan Feeney.

Stay tuned as more of these are revealed throughout the next few days.

 

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4 players the Bengals should still try to trade during the NFL draft 

The Cincinnati Bengals should still try to offload some players via trade during the NFL draft.

For now, the Cincinnati Bengals haven’t been active in the trade department during the 2020 NFL draft.

But that could change in a hurry.

With potential draft picks up for grabs and cap space to possibly shed, the Bengals should consider moving the following players during the remainder of the draft.

 

Ryan Glasgow, DL

Nov 26, 2017; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Cincinnati Bengals defensive tackle Ryan Glasgow (98) against the Cleveland Browns at Paul Brown Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports

On one hand, the Bengals need some depth up front on the defensive side of the ball and Glasgow potentially offers some versatility and big play.

On the other, he’s played in just eight games over the last two seasons. The Bengals want fewer snaps for Geno Atkins moving forward but just signed D.J. Reader and could still add another versatile presence in the trenches as early as the second round.

If the Bengals can sell somebody on the idea Glasgow, a 2014 fourth-round pick, is back and healthy, it could net a return.

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The idea of a Billy Price trade pops up again

Could the Bengals move the former first-round pick?

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Could Billy Price join Andy Dalton as one of the notables the Cincinnati Bengals trade away this offseason?

Price, a former first-round pick, has come up in a few trade ideas over the past few months — and we’ve analyzed it too after the Trey Hopkins extension.

The Athletic’s Jay Morrison is the latest to consider the idea, per Sheil Kapadia:

“A lot of teams had a first-round grade on Price out of Ohio State, and if one of them needs a center, he still can be a quality option. And the Bengals are open to dealing him.”

No shocker here — this new Bengals coaching staff didn’t get much out of Price while Hopkins took his job at center. Besides the foot issue, he generally had problems competing with rookie Michael Jordan at left guard.

With the staff clearly intent on giving Jordan another shot next year, Price could end up getting moved. But first-round product or not, he doesn’t figure to generate a ton of interest, let alone a big return.

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Billy Price’s future with Bengals remains a question mark

The former first-round pick remains in flux this offseason.

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It’s fair to wonder if Billy Price will make it through the offseason with the Cincinnati Bengals.

Those Bengals aren’t ones to often throw in the towel early on big investments — which especially applies to a former first-round pick like Price.

But as Geoff Hobson of Bengals.com noted, Price’s status seems very up in the air. Comments from offensive coordinator Brian Callahan only reinforce the idea.

“Billy had moments that were good, bad,” Callahan said. “Billy is competing at the guard spots. We have guards we feel good about. Billy is part of the mix in the competition. What that means for him between now and Opening Day, I can’t tell you specifically. He has to come in and compete. We expect him to get better, too, because he has to.”

Due to injuries and other factors, Price has only technically started 18 games over the past two seasons. Most of it was discouraging too (hence the 41.8 grade at Pro Football Focus) and equally as discouraging was the fact he got bounced from center outright by Trey Hopkins.

If Price is really healthy this summer and can compete, maybe he stays in the mix at one of the guard spots. But he’s going to fight Michael Jordan on the left side and John Miller on the right and the team really likes what it has in upstarts like Fred Johnson and Isaiah Prince, who are guys potentially capable of kicking inside as depth.

None of this mentions the fact the Bengals could go out and upgrade the depth chart at guard in free agency or the draft.

After a new coaching staff pushed aside a prior regime’s first-round pick, it’s safe to wonder about Price. Ideally, he’ll get healthy and compete. But for now, any projections need to keep the question mark next to his name.

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What’s next for Billy Price after the Trey Hopkins extension?

What’s next for the former first-round pick?

The Cincinnati Bengals hit center Trey Hopkins with an extension Saturday, inking him for at least three more seasons after his strong ascent into a starting role.

Which leaves Billy Price twisting in the wind a bit.

After missing chunks of his rookie season with injuries and struggling when on the field, Price has done much of the same this year. The former first-round pick was most recently on the field at right guard to disastrous results.

Firmly out of the running at center, there is an outside chance the Bengals end up parting ways with Price in some fashion or another this offseason.

While he might have two affordable years left on his contract, Price was a high-profile pick by another coaching staff and hasn’t even come close to putting passable, consistent play on the field at any spot. The current coaching staff has a wide range of options when it comes to upgrading both guard spots flanking Hopkins, especially with Jonah Williams coming back to man left tackle.

And a potential Price departure doesn’t have to be a cut, though things could go that direction if he doesn’t improve on the field over the summer. But even a trade would offer minimal return at this point, with the maximum seemingly a late-round pick.

Hopkins overtaking Price wasn’t hard to see coming once a coaching staff that didn’t place such an emphasis on draft positioning and cost of investment into the equation arrived. Along those same lines now, it’s easy to see Price is on precariously thin ice this offseason.

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Billy Price could be back in Bengals starting lineup at RG

Billy Price might be back in the starting lineup,

Cincinnati Bengals former first-round pick Billy Price has been all over the place this year while trying to fit in with a new coaching staff.

Most recently, Price got an emergency start at left guard after Alex Redmond suffered a season-ending injury in warmups, then had some combo of play and a nagging back issue shove him back to the bench in favor of Michael Jordan.

Then last week, Price got into the game on the right side after starter John Miller suffered a concussion.

Now, per the team’s website, Price might end up starting outright at right guard in Week 16 against Miami as Miller works his way through protocol.

Talk about a chaotic year and change for Price, who came off the board in the first round in 2018 and was in and out of the lineup with injury. He couldn’t win the job at center this year, nor the job at left guard. Now he’s had reps at all three spots in some capacity.

This versatility from a backup isn’t unwelcome, though the problem is for now, Price currently stands as the latest example of poor drafting by the Bengals in the offensive trenches.

Maybe Price can still change this narrative when he’s not battling consistent injuries. His latest chance could happen over the weekend.

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Zac Taylor isn’t giving up on Billy Price

Zac Taylor still has confidence in Billy Price.

The Cincinnati Bengals added another offensive lineman Friday by claiming Isaiah Prince on waivers, which seems to create more questions than answers.

One of those big questions for the unit continues to be Billy Price, the 2018 first-round pick who will again sit out this weekend in favor of rookie Michael Jordan at left guard.

But head coach Zac Taylor says the Bengals aren’t giving up on Price but also again stressed draft positioning doesn’t mean anything.

“None of that stuff plays into anything,” Taylor said, according to Geoff Hobson of Bengals.com. “We’re looking to play the guys that give us the best chance and certainly we have a lot of confidence in Billy.”

While true Price has been dealing with a nagging back issue that he gritted through a few weeks back when Alex Redmond got hurt during warmups, it’s hard not to get a sense the first-round product isn’t in a good spot.

After failing to win the starting job at center Price also lost the gig at left guard to Jordan back when the season started. He had a different nagging issue then too. When he’s presumably been healthy this year, he hasn’t had a notable impact.

An ironman of a draft prospect with a limited ceiling, the Bengals were going for a sure thing when they drafted Price. With all this continued talk about draft slotting not factoring into playing time decisions (which is a refreshing change for the team), it’s easy to envision the Bengals seeking out more consistent options this offseason

Price might factor into the long-term plans still, but his developmental track is spotty at best after ducking in and out of the lineup so many times.

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Billy Price again fell out of Bengals starting lineup with an injury

Billy Price can’t stay on the field for the Bengals.

The Cincinnati Bengals won a game to avoid the fate of 0-16 but otherwise remain largely in evaluation mode.

It’s about the future and the 2020 draft now. During this sort of stretch, the idea is to get as many young players possible meaningful snaps to spur development and better reveal where the team needs to hit needs in free agency and the draft.

But from the sounds of it the Bengals won’t get this chance with 2018 first-round pick Billy Price.

Price missed last week’s win with back soreness, which gave rookie Michael Jordan the start. And based on what head coach Zac Taylor told the media, more of the same could be on the way.

“That’s something we’ll continue to evaluate every week. He’s a young player that we think has great potential. He just needs to continue to get reps. Billy (G/C Billy Price) has been fighting a little bit of a back (injury). We’ll continue to see how that develops over the course of the week. We’ll make some decisions as the weeks goes as to what we want to do there.”

Price has technically suited up for 12 games this year but has hardly appeared after a preseason of reportedly battling plantar fasciitis. He couldn’t win the job at center, then lost out to the rookie Jordan at left guard.

Just two weeks ago, Price wasn’t going to start at all at left guard until Alex Redmond suffered a season-ending injury during warmups. For those who know Redmond’s career trajectory, this is a big red flag for Price.

In an ideal scenario, Price suits up and plays in the final four games. But right now things continue to trend in an incredibly wrong direction for the Bengals given the cost of the investment.

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