08-28-2017, 05:04 PM
I can't think of a player who would have been a significantly better pick.
At the time, I may have said Johnathan Allen or Derek Barnett, but then we got Willis and Lawson in the 3rd and 4th round, making me kind of happy we didn't get a pass rusher in the first round.
Beyond that, Hooker could have been a selection, but we have two safeties signed long term and two relatively good prospects behind them, he would have sat for at least a year, if not 2.
Didn't need CB, No RB worth taking that high, didn't need QB.
There were no offensive linemen worth that pick. If we were to take Robinson, he'd also not be starting and in addition we'd have reached pretty far down the chart.
I suppose you could make an argument for Haason Reddick or Reuben Foster but I believe we have a good LB core, plus Lewis doesn't really value them that much anyway in the first round.
The only player I could see possibly being a better choice would be O.J. Howard, but that selection would have basically put a fork in Tyler Eifert's Bengal career, which isn't necessarily a good thing and then, on top of that, he STILL would probably be 3rd string TE this year anyway.
And I don't know where this thought that we don't need a WR came from. Yes, LaFell is a decent player, but he's not long term starter material. And Boyd is good, but more of a slot guy that relies on route running. Malone is an unproven rookie. Relying on Erickson or Core is silly and the rest of the WR core is practice squad fodder and below.
Why did we not need a WR? Did people forget Dalton threw a career low TD passes last year? We needed an offensive playmaker!
Ross provides something our offense lacks: a speedy threat that can take it to the house from any point on the field and also takes pressure off of Green. That, in my opinion, is the biggest impact we could've gotten at 9 with the options at hand, regardless of whether or not Ross is considered the #4 WR or the #2 WR.
It's odd that people are still complaining about them, even with the full knowledge of what happened in the draft after his selection.
At the time, I may have said Johnathan Allen or Derek Barnett, but then we got Willis and Lawson in the 3rd and 4th round, making me kind of happy we didn't get a pass rusher in the first round.
Beyond that, Hooker could have been a selection, but we have two safeties signed long term and two relatively good prospects behind them, he would have sat for at least a year, if not 2.
Didn't need CB, No RB worth taking that high, didn't need QB.
There were no offensive linemen worth that pick. If we were to take Robinson, he'd also not be starting and in addition we'd have reached pretty far down the chart.
I suppose you could make an argument for Haason Reddick or Reuben Foster but I believe we have a good LB core, plus Lewis doesn't really value them that much anyway in the first round.
The only player I could see possibly being a better choice would be O.J. Howard, but that selection would have basically put a fork in Tyler Eifert's Bengal career, which isn't necessarily a good thing and then, on top of that, he STILL would probably be 3rd string TE this year anyway.
And I don't know where this thought that we don't need a WR came from. Yes, LaFell is a decent player, but he's not long term starter material. And Boyd is good, but more of a slot guy that relies on route running. Malone is an unproven rookie. Relying on Erickson or Core is silly and the rest of the WR core is practice squad fodder and below.
Why did we not need a WR? Did people forget Dalton threw a career low TD passes last year? We needed an offensive playmaker!
Ross provides something our offense lacks: a speedy threat that can take it to the house from any point on the field and also takes pressure off of Green. That, in my opinion, is the biggest impact we could've gotten at 9 with the options at hand, regardless of whether or not Ross is considered the #4 WR or the #2 WR.
It's odd that people are still complaining about them, even with the full knowledge of what happened in the draft after his selection.
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