The Cincinnati Bengals made it through just a couple possessions before their oft-criticized offensive line faced some real adversity. Thankfully, unlike some years past, they had a contingency plan at the ready.
Lucas Patrick joined the Bengals this offseason as a depth player and potential fringe starter. Alas, there was a real lack of competition on the interior offensive line in training camp, and Patrick, in essence, won the starting right guard job by default.
Let's just say the preseason discourse wasn't too kind toward him. While Patrick looked pretty good on Cincinnati's opening touchdown drive on Sunday against the Browns in Cleveland, he was unfortunately sidelined in the early going.