Paul Dawson who?

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(06-03-2016, 12:22 AM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Pretty positive that Dawson makes the roster. They generally don't cut 3rd round picks after just one year.

That said, certainly says something when everyone was in the exact same hype/fluff mode on Dawson last year as they have been on Vigil this year (same round even), and yet now he's not even in the conversation one year later.

And before the Dawson hype-train, it was the Sean Porter hype-train. It's a big reason why I am expecting absolutely nothing from Vigil despite the Bengals PR arm's best efforts.

I think there's a big difference in the hype train with Vigil.   With Dawson it was only what draftniks, Lapham and the coaches said before OTAs.   From OTAs on the coaches said nothing about Dawson and the players (not Burfict) gave him polite lip service - all about how he played in college.   Same thing with Porter and Muckleroy. 

The coaches have been uncharacteristically effusive about Vigil - so far - and Burfict has been effusive about him.

So I think there is a difference in the level and source of hype. 

The three players the coaches and players have talked up have been Vigil, WJ3 and Boyd.  Hopefully when camp starts they'll start talking up Billings.

Even with Briscoe the coaches weren't all that verbal.  Consequently he ended up on the practice squad.

The only real hype train fiasco was with Binns.   That was embarrassing.