Post draft roster review

[Hammerstripes]

(05-03-2016, 11:50 PM)SFmajor Wrote: Had to laugh.  Yeh, go figure!  I wonder if Dawson would be a better fit with another team.  Seattle comes to mind.   I think that ML's approach with "not letting a younger player usurp an older player" is a barrier for younger talent.  It hasn't happened in every case, but it's the norm, not the exception.   This year will be no different.  Best opportunity for a younger player with the Bengals is if an older player goes down for the year.

Or Marvin just doesn't want to throw a rookie into the starting lineup on a playoff team and have him cost them a vital game.

I think the Marvin won't play rookies thing is getting worn out.  He played several rookies:

Steinbach
Kelly Washington
Tab Perry
Chris Perry
Odell Thurman
David Pollack

Then the team got pretty good and had a good roster,

Then you saw a down year,

Andre Smith
Andy Dalton
AJ Green
Rey Maualuga
Russell Bodine
Vontaze Burfict.
Tyler Eifert
Jeremy Hill
Gio Bernard

In reality, if you are a playoff team with few injuries, you won't see 4 or 5 rookies playing each season.