08-31-2017, 06:19 PM
So you wanted Johnathan Allen, Reuben Foster, or O.J. Howard in the first round.
So you do understand that at least 2 of those players would not have gotten many/any snaps the first year here, right?
Allen wouldn't have gotten many snaps, Howard would have sat behind 3 other TEs, and Foster maybe would have gotten some playing time.
There were 0 offensive lineman worth drafting in the first round at 10, and I am positive the Bengals would have drafted a top 10 OL talent if he were there.
John Ross was a need. 0 playmakers outside of Eifert and Green, and the majority of our receivers we suited up were rookies we drafted that year and they don't have the skills Ross has.
He's a #2. He won't be #2 this year, but he'll be #2 next year, after Lafell moves on. Lafell is a stop gap and the Bengals know that.
We finally have a receiver who has tremendous speed and amazing hands. He's going to have to slow down to catch Daltons deep throws because he's the fastest player in the league right now. When he's 100%, he's not just going to take the tops off defenses, defenders will go blind from his speed. That's what this offense needed and found this year.
So you do understand that at least 2 of those players would not have gotten many/any snaps the first year here, right?
Allen wouldn't have gotten many snaps, Howard would have sat behind 3 other TEs, and Foster maybe would have gotten some playing time.
There were 0 offensive lineman worth drafting in the first round at 10, and I am positive the Bengals would have drafted a top 10 OL talent if he were there.
John Ross was a need. 0 playmakers outside of Eifert and Green, and the majority of our receivers we suited up were rookies we drafted that year and they don't have the skills Ross has.
He's a #2. He won't be #2 this year, but he'll be #2 next year, after Lafell moves on. Lafell is a stop gap and the Bengals know that.
We finally have a receiver who has tremendous speed and amazing hands. He's going to have to slow down to catch Daltons deep throws because he's the fastest player in the league right now. When he's 100%, he's not just going to take the tops off defenses, defenders will go blind from his speed. That's what this offense needed and found this year.
