Post SB Mock

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(02-07-2017, 05:32 PM)oncemoreuntothejimbreech Wrote: He is a head case and lost his composure because he can't control his temper because he lacks self-discipline. 

Pacman. Henry. Thurman. Wilson. 

Even Marvin has said he can't turn these types around and they take his focus away from coaching the team to deal with their horseshit. At least Marvin has learned from past mistakes. But, not sure why the fans won't listen to him. 

The Bengals have had lots of other players with bad off field incidents in college that never caused an issue, however.  Frostee Rucker was accused of rape by multiple women before coming here.  Rey Maualuga had off field issues at USC.  Cedric Benson had multiple incidents in college and the pros before coming here.  Bernard Scott reportedly punched a coach, among other things.  

I understand being gunshy about guys with character concerns, especially when talking about investing high draft picks and/or significant chunks of cap room into them.  If you take every person that's made a mistake off the field off your list, your draft pool shrinks significantly.  Every team in the league rolls the dice on character concerns.  You have to pick your spots, and be smart about it.  You can cut a 4th rounder easily if he screws up.  However, if Mixon stays on the straight and narrow and plays as advertised, you've got a stud 3 down RB for the next 4 years on the cheap.  To me, it's worth the risk, especially in a draft where you have 11 picks, possibly more, and two more picks in the same round.