Tee Higgins

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(08-05-2020, 08:20 PM)Murdock2420 Wrote: Boyd -  2nd round pick

Tate - 7th round pick

Erickson - Undrafted

Ross - 1st round 

So he out performed a 7th rounder and an UDFA?? I would not say Ross outperformed Boyd in any world. 

The issue is, he is a 1st round pick, not a 7th or UDFA. If he had the same numbers as a 4th or 5th round pick, no complaints but you can not perform this poorly as the number 9 pick (right before Patrick Mahomes) and not catch a ton of heat.

A first round pick is expected to contribute and in a big way. It's why everyone gave Ced so much flack, and Billy Price. 

Hardy Nickerson Jr. was an UDFA and he's reviled.  Bobby Hart was a 7th round pick.  You seem to get flack when your number gets called and you can't get the job done unless you're a WR other than John Ross.

Christian McCafferty averaged more yards/target last year than Boyd.  When you're a de facto #1 WR and RB's are more productive in the passing game, you're not doing very well.  

I could care less where any of these guys are drafted when it comes to roster spots and playing time.  The best guys should play and the worst guys should get cut.  The fact that Ross has been a disappointment thus far and guys like Erickson and Tate have exceeded expectations based on draft position means nothing, because those guys still aren't better players than Ross is.  They've had 2 years to prove it and haven't.  I have high hopes for Higgins for the future, but as a rookie WR coming in with virtual OTA's and no preseason games, I don't have high hopes that he's going to see a lot of significant reps unless guys get injured in front of him.  As fans, we are virtually blind this off-season due to not being able to attend practices of watch pre-season games, so there's zero logical reason to project a veteran player being expendable because of worse veteran players behind him.  Hopefully, AJ stays healthy and bumps Boyd, Ross, Tate, and company a rung or two down the depth chart where they belong.