08-31-2021, 05:48 PM
(08-31-2021, 05:39 PM)ochocincos Wrote: Surprises that made the roster:
- A 7th WR - I thought someone like Jacques Patrick showed more than one of these no-name back-end WRs. I'm scared if any injuries happen to the starting WRs, as I don't think any of Irwin, Thomas, or Morgan is good as a pass catcher.
- Mitchell Wilcox - I get he was probably kept for ST, but man I really thought Thad Moss was gonna make it over this guy. Moss is a better option offensively over Wilcox, and he might even be better than Sample and/or Uzomah.
- Isaiah Prince - Maybe I'm being too harsh on him since he was drafted in the 6th round by MIA and let go, then has done nothing with Bengals (primarily due to injury last year), but I'm actually surprised he made it over Jordan as the last OL.
- Jordan Evans - I don't think there was really a better LB on the roster, but I'm hoping this is one spot they replace with a LB who gets cut from another team. This LB group really makes me nervous.
I am happy to see Hodge make the roster. About the only "pleasant surprise" to me.
Irwin, Thomas and Morgan had a nice preseason and were rewarded. Doesn't surprise me they made the team and Taylor
was cut as Darius Phillips shown to be the better Punt Returner. Wilcox does a lot of the little things and I guess was more
valuable than Moss cause of this. Prince has played well this whole Offseason. Was a bit surprised MJ was cut but if he
cannot stay low there is no point in continuing the experiment. Was also surprised by the Evans cut.
But yeah, really happy to see Hodge make it. He earned it. Dude is a very good pass rusher, just what we need and he
can play Linebacker and ST's so very versatile.
