Malik Jefferson, any chance?

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(03-26-2019, 09:59 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: About a week ago, someone posted the percentage of turning into a regular starter percentage for each position, according to round drafted.  I can't find it at the moment, but someone will.  Anyway, as I recall, the Bengals have done at least as well as most teams, at getting value from the middle round picks.  So, while you're faulting the other guy for putting out the successes, you can't think you're being fair by only mentioning the guys that didn't pan out.  Just remember, guys "fall" to the middle rounds, usually for a reason.  Sometimes that reason is proven to be unfounded, and teams enjoy the luxury of a great player at a middle round price.  Other times, teams think they are getting a great talent at a premium, only to discover that they were just "system players" with inflated stats in college.

Mikey the tree sloth loves to use that stat "our team has the most players drafted on its roster than any other'. But that stat is useless unless related to team performance. No playoff wins since 1991 so it does not matter how many draft picks make the roster. What matters is the TOTAL approach to player personnel and development which leads directly to team success. 

We all know the team has been the worst in the league or near worst in drafting LB's, so there is no evidence that Vigil, Evens and Jefferson will amount to anything other than 'drafted players on the roster'. Sure they need better coaching but it may not be good enough. The LB and OL group needs a large influx of talent.