03-02-2018, 11:09 AM
(03-02-2018, 09:59 AM)SHRacerX Wrote: 1.) He rarely goes with the younger player if there is a veteran in that spot as well.
I see I am going to have to keep posting this over and over again.
Marvin plays rookies as much as the average NFL coach. Most NFL coaches play vets over rookies.
According to profootballreference over the last ten years there have been 227 different rookies who started at least 14 games. Since there are 32 teams that is an average of 7.1 per team. Over the last ten years the Bengals have 7 different rookies who have started at least 14 games.
When we expand it beyond just rookie seasons it does not change very much. Looking at the first three seasons of every player's career over the last 10 years there were 785 who had at least one season with at least 14 starts in his first three years. That is an average of 24.5 per team, and the Bengals have had 24.
