Core looking great!

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(05-31-2017, 12:55 PM)ochocincos Wrote: One has more potential to become a WR2/3 whereas the other is capped as just a return specialist and WR5/6.
The Bengals offense was a problem, especially when Green and Eifert were out.
The Bengals need as many pass catchers with starter (or at least WR3) potential as possible in case a star like Green or Eifert goes down.
I'd rather sacrifice a few yards per KR/PR to get someone who could be (much) more productive on offense.

And why isn't it realistic to think another rookie couldn't do the same that Erickson did? He was an undrafted FA that had very minimal KR experience coming into the league. I believe that it's easier to succeed in the return game than become a quality WR in the NFL.

We're not sure where Erickson's potential tops out at.  We do know that he was a lot more productive in college than Core.  We can also reasonably assume the coaches had him focused more on his return duties than the base offense last year.

It is not reasonable to think another rookie can come in and lead the conference in kick return yardage, no.  Erickson was the exception, not the rule.

Depth is great, but Erickson had more touches last year than Boyd.  Your return man is also basically a starter.  You don't hurt your starting lineup for depth guys.

Finally, if Im a coach in a contract year coming off a 6 win season, who do I keep?  Do I keep the guy that will help me win games this year or the guy that might help me in a year or two?