Erickson over Ross

[wolfkaosaun]

(09-14-2018, 06:58 PM)bfine32 Wrote: I think you may have accidentally left out Cody Core and Josh Malone

Malone never scared anyone deep. They had him run mostly streak routes, but only saw 17 targets. He only had 1 catch over 13 yards.

Cody Core could have had a great game against the Ravens and was open on some routes, but he hasn't stepped up in any way for the team. He also gave up on a few routes that game as well. I would have to go back and find the videos of where he would stop on routes and whatnot.
Plus, Core hasn't had a catch since the Bengals last game of the 2016 season.

Teams didn't respect Core or Malone beating them, because they didn't beat them. Sure, Malone had that one TD, but what else did he do?
If you're a defensive coordinator, do you trust your cornerback to be one on one vs Core/Malone?
What about one on one vs Ross?

Teams will go after Ross one on one, though. But look at how defenses play the Bengals now compared to 2017.

Don't forget, Malone was on the field just 6% less than Boyd in 2017. Boyd had 60 more snaps. Malone ranked 4th in game snaps in 2017.