NFL Executive On Orlando Brown: 'A True Blue-Chip Left Tackle? I Don’t See It'

CINCINNATI — The Athletic's Mike Sando chatted about the Bengals adding Orlando Brown Jr. with a few executives recently. The 26-year-old signed a 4-year, $64 million deal with Cincinnati last month.

The higher-ups are not completely convinced Brown will be a home-run signing for the team.

“To me, it shows the effort of Cincinnati being willing to invest dollars in protecting their quarterback, and I’m good with them doing that,” an exec told Sando. “At the same time, I’m hoping they have done their research, just from the standpoint that there’s a reason he is on his third team in four seasons.”

A different executive doesn't even think Brown fits on the left side.

“Problem is, I think (Brown) is a right tackle,” a different exec said. “I think he played his best football in Baltimore’s system because he was protected. In terms of being a true blue-chip left tackle, I don’t see it. But he could look better in Cincy because Burrow gets the ball out faster than (Patrick) Mahomes.”

One other voice views Brown as a nice fit for Cincinnati's morphing gap run scheme.

“They are more gap-duo in their running game now after being more of a wide zone team, so he fits them more,” another exec said, “It doesn’t really bother Burrow when the tackle loses the edge. He can avoid that. It’s when the tackle gets collapsed back into him that there is no way to escape. Orlando Brown can cover his guy up.”

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