06-28-2021, 11:00 AM
(06-27-2021, 08:07 PM)BengalChris Wrote: Probably nothing at all. I'm sure missing out on the healthier prospects was just bad luck and had absolutely nothing to do with a lack of homework being done on the players.
In the study referenced more weighting was given to losing more significant players - losing 7th round pick back-up, back-up guard Rod Taylor to a broken leg will have barely registered (if at all). My recollection is that that study showed that the Bengals didn't have more players on IR so much as they had more valuable players on IR.
The most significant injuries in recent seasons were probably AJ Green, Geno Atkins and Joe Burrow.
Which of those players wouldn't you draft knowing what you now know?
I suspect the Bengals' issue was the distribution of injuries happened to randomly fall on their better players. The one caveat would be that as a struggling team their best players were maybe less likely to rush back for games where all at stake was draft position.
