11-01-2018, 01:29 PM
(11-01-2018, 01:15 PM)fredtoast Wrote: This is mostly a message board myth. EVERY coach hates playing rookies and young players, but Marvin plays them as much as the average NFL coach.
These numbers are from 2017, but they make the point
According to profootballreference over the last ten years there have been 227 different rookies who started at least 14 games. Since there are 32 teams that is an average of 7.1 per team. Over the last ten years the Bengals have 7 different rookies who have started at least 14 games.
When we expand it beyond just rookie seasons it does not change very much. Looking at the first three seasons of every player's career over the last 10 years there were 785 who had at least one season with at least 14 starts in his first three years. That is an average of 24.5 per team, and the Bengals have had 24.
233 players had two seasons with at least 14 starts in their first 3 years. That is an average of 7.6 per team and the Bengals have had 7.
Only 80 players started at least 14 games in each of their first three seasons. That is an average of 2.5 per team and the Bengals have had 3.
I concur Fred. I think the Bengals draft strategy also plays in. Typically the Bengals draft guys in the 1st Round looking at who will likely leave as a free agent in a couple years. Thus you get a guy like Kirkpatrick that has veterans in front of him and can't get playing time. Whereas the Steelers force a guy like Artie Burns into action.
Then you have the Bengals keeping guys like Peko and MJ playing for whatever reason.
Situations like this tend to make fans think they don't play rookies.
