Cody Core???

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(10-05-2017, 05:16 PM)SHRacerX Wrote: How about the fact that he runs 23 MPH (GPS measured) with him uniform on?  Faster than AJ Green and the fastest time registered on the Bengals?  And he is 6'3" and 210lbs?  

I am not "defending him".  I am suggesting we see more of him over the incredibly average Brandon Lafell.  You know, Brandon Lafell, who has played a ton of snaps and four games and has....drumroll.... 10 catches for 76 yards.  

Wow.  What a #2.  I see why you are defending him.  

So?  He was a lot faster than Treadwell at Ole Miss, and wasn't that productive in college, either.  The NFL is littered with guys like Core.  He's a big guy with a fast 40 that isn't a good route runner, lacks short area burst and quickness, and is a body catcher which negates his frame advantage by shrinking his catch radius dramatically and limits his ability to make contested catches.  You're trying to make Cobi Hamilton into AJ Green.

If you're not happy with LaFell, that's fair.  However, there's no logical reason as to why Core should be getting those snaps over Boyd, Erickson, or Malone based on what we've seen.  Why the love fest for Cody Core?  All those guys outperformed him in the preseason and Boyd and Erickson have outperformed him in the regular season.  Malone and Erickson have clocked faster 40's.

Reality is, Marvin's job is on the line, and for once, we're seeing them actually give young guys like Mixon, Willis, Glasgow, Lawson, etc playing time early in the season.  If Core gives us the best chance to win, he'd be out there more.  And again, there can be other things at play.  Is he running the right routes and making the right hot reads?  It would be pretty foolish to play him more if he isn't.  Does Dalton not have any faith in him?  He's failed to come down with a lot of catchable balls.  If you're running an offense, you want your QB to trust his reads and not second guess them because they don't trust the receiver to make the catch.