Malik Jefferson

[BengalChris]

(05-02-2019, 02:24 PM)Whatever Wrote: Boyd went from the #3 WR to hardly seeing the field when Lazor took over in '17 and rebounded in '18.  Lazor didn't even coach Jones, Sanu, and Tate.  The only WR that was consistently good under Lazor was AJ. 

They didn't design plays for Ross in the red zone.  They primarily used him between the 20's to clear out S's to give Boyd and AJ more room to operate.  In the red zone, he actually ran routes other than flies.

I believe Marvin was here for all of those guys. I can double check if you want, but I'd say it's pretty certain.

The team still retains the same WR coaches that were here last year.

Tyler Boyd's first two seasons netted 76 catches on 113 targets (67% catch percentage) for 828 yards. Not stellar numbers, but far from bust discussion. He missed 5 games in the first 9 weeks of the season in 2017 and wasn't all that healthy until late in the year. In the last two games of 2017 he caught 10 of 13 targets for 130 yards (both wins by the Bengals).

Coaching certainly matters. The player also matters - a lot. It's odd how one overdrafted headcase gets people forgetting that there are many other players at the position who more than lived up to the draft position. Ross' failures belong to Ross.

I hope Ross turns it around, but I will by no means make excuses for him.