05-02-2017, 12:44 PM
(05-02-2017, 12:24 PM)Whatever Wrote: They've commented on every player who has an ounce of return ability in every post draft press conference since forever. How many kicks have you seen Gio and Boyd returning? Not many. It's their job in those interviews to hype these kids up to get the fanbase excited and buying tickets. The only way Erickson gets cut is one of the rookies wins the return job, which won't be easy, and if it's even close, Erickson will get the job by default.
The Bengals drafted John Ross 9th overall, and they are going to revamp the playbook to take advantage of his skill set. The only WR we have with a similar skill set is Erickson. If they cut him, they have to scrap a section of the playbook. That doesn't make much logical sense.
Speaking of not making logical sense, why would you keep Core on the 53 when you can most likely get him on the PS and keep both players?
Yea we will have to wait and see. I think it makes no sense to keep a less talented guy to return when you have guys who have done it well in college. Boyd was good at it in college, but we were so thin last year at WR they didn't want top risk using him. Pacman can return punts and with the youth a CB maybe we see him do it more.
As for Erickson being Ross's back up, that is laughable. Erickson is nothing like Ross, other than he is small. Alex ERickson is a slot receiver and nothing else, Ross will play all over the field. Malone is much closer to Ross than Erickson. You don't put core on the PS because he has decent game tape and you don't risk losing him. Heading in to the draft they were referring to him as the future 2 possibly. You don't put him on PS if you have any plans of cutting bait with LaFell next year.
