10-27-2020, 04:16 PM
(10-27-2020, 03:43 PM)fredtoast Wrote: If the Bengals get a draft pick in exchange for Dunlap they will be admitting that he had more value than scrubs you can sign off the street.
In other words it will make the judgement of their coaches look bad.
That is why they won't do it. It would embarrass the coaches.
You keep making this same point over and over. And yet you refuse to even consider the possibility that there is more going on here than a question of talent.
Just because the coaches are choosing to play other guys over him that does not have to mean they consider them overall better players. Dunlap's effort could have more to do with this situation than his talent.
Dave Lapham has talked quite a bit recently about how's dogging it out there. I've seen and read other things where others (both local and national) have said very similar things. One writer actually described his play as "not even trying half the time".
The effort just isn't there. And if it isn't there duing games, what do you think it's like in practice and in meetings?
Now you can disagree with this. You're more than welcome to speculate as much as anyone else. But what you shouldn't do is present your argument, that the coaches are poor judges of talent, as pure fact. You do NOT what all is going into their decision, nor will you even consider the possibility that there is more that can play into it.
If a player is giving poor effort and not producing, then it makes perfect sense for a coaching staff to play a lesser caliber player. If only to send a message. And if someone else chooses to take a gamble on Dunlap that doesn't automatically make oue staff idiots. It may very well mean that they feel like a change of scenery and a fresh start will result in greater effort than what he's given here.
