Marvin Lewis playing rookies

[WeezyBengal]

Andy and AJ count for 2 of those 7 players.

I would love to see the numbers based on our first round picks compared to other teams first round picks.

2016 William Jackson 3rd - did not start a game his rookie year due to injury (he wouldn't have started regardless)

2015 Cedric Ogbuehi - Did not start a game his rookie year

2014 Darquez Dennard - Did not start a game his rookie year, second round pick Jeremy Hill started 8 games and had an immediate impact.

2013 Tyler Eiffert - Started 15 games. Made immediate impact. Same with Gio Bernard.

2012 Dre Kirkpatrick - Did not start a game his rookie year.

2011 AJ Greene - Started every game and we all know how that went....


Based on the above, I dont think you can honestly say that bad teams are starting rookies and good teams arent. I also dont think you can say that rookies cant have an immediate positive impact, because they can.

I think you can also conclude that Marvin values cornerback depth and is reluctant to start a cornerback or a more "learned" position that is a rookie. You can also conclude that Marvin doesn't really hesitate when its a skill position.

I think the whole "Marvin doesn't start rookies" argument is true to a degree. It matters on the position and rawness of a player more than anything though.