2016 Draft Redo

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(05-06-2016, 01:39 AM)Stormborn Wrote: At the time, I preferred Verrett over Dennard and I still feel that way for sure.

At the time, I preferred Gio over Bell but I became more invested in film watching in 2014 than in 2013, obviously I feel the opposite now even though Gio has turned out pretty well himself.

In Bell's final season at MSU, he had put on weight and it affected his lateral movement along with his long speed. I believe he was weighing in the 240 lb range. The NFL draft comparison was LeGarrette Blount. http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/le%27veon-bell?id=2540175

He did well as a rookie in the NFL, but wasn't nearly as explosive as he was the past two seasons. The reason is because back in the 2014 offseason, he dropped ~20 lbs and it paid off.
http://www.behindthesteelcurtain.com/2014-pittsburgh-steelers-training-camp-news-times-schedule-tickets-updates/2014/7/29/5947519/steelers-rb-leveon-bell-dropped-20-pounds-in-the-offseason

The Bengals needed more of a shifty, smaller back to pair with BJGE at the time, not a straight-line 240+ lb RB that was lacking speed, agility, and vision to make cuts. We had that in BJGE already.

At the time, I didn't think Bell would pan out like he has. He's put in the hard work to improve in his flawed areas, making him arguably the best overall RB out of that draft class.