Andy Dalton, Corner Turned or Weapons Gone?

[BoomerFan]

(06-10-2016, 08:27 PM)ItsOdellThurman Wrote: Put it this way.

Marvin Jones' got paid for what his ceiling "could be."  A top 15-20 WR.

Brandon LaFell got paid for what his floor "was" last year.  An awful WR.

Obviously the Bengals are hoping to get more than the floor from LaFell.  If that's all he gives, then Marvin Jones will out-produce him in half a season.

Perhaps, but I'm worried when I read in the most recent Hobson article:

While {Brandon LaFell} learns the offense, the drops that plagued him late last year in New England have surfaced from time to time this spring, but they think the more he’s in system the more consistent he’ll become . . .


Then you have:


With Pro Bowl tight end Tyler Eifert (ankle) out for training camp, Tyler Kroft and C.J. Uzomah have had very encouraging springs catching the ball and getting open . .. Eastern Kentucky free agent Matt Lengel, who spent all last season on the practice squad, has also shown improvement . . .


OK, why not move Kroft or Uzomah to WR and let Jake Fisher get more reps at TE then. Look, catching the ball is great, but a TE needs to be able block almost as well as a lineman. Winston is apparently doing a great job at right tackle now, so this would seem to solve a lot of problems better than hoping that Lafell will someday learn how to catch a football at the pro-level.