2019 Bengal Draft: Pundits Review

[BFritz21]

(04-29-2019, 04:49 PM)fredtoast Wrote: The players he had only won 4 games the year before he took over.


He had a winning record against other NFL coaches despite being handicapped by the worst owner in the league.

How much of that can be attributed to his coaching and not to an improved roster?

How much can be attributed to younger players naturally improving?

I don't know if you follow the NFL much, but rosters never stay the same between seasons.

He did change the culture here, which I've admitted, but it's absurd to act like he was ever a good coach.

[*psychdoctor*]

Another review by PFF. Take it for what it is worth.

https://www.profootballfocus.com/news/draft-2019-nfl-draft-grades-for-all-32-teams

[XsandOs]

A few points related to Sample:

1) He is not just an In-line blocker. Most of his blocks are on the second level. And that is the real value of a blocking TE - otherwise you just use an extra lineman.

2) Ran alot of crossing routes and decoys. On crossing routes, he looks fluid and fast, but sets natural picks for the slot receiver, running a cross from the opposite side.

3) You can see on film, how lean he looks. For a 255lb player, he also carries himself lightly.

4) Although he ran shallow crosses well, on the few occasions that he ran deeper routes, his cuts didn't look crisp. The film didn't show expanded view, so I can't tell if he was running a post or a dig. But that can be refined. Good thing is that what he has mastered is a good beginning. Also, a seam doesn't need to be sold, unlike a dig.