Player Bias

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(08-15-2019, 01:18 PM)BengalChris Wrote: Lasor did design routes to get Ross open in the redzone and it's a good thing he did because those 7 TDs are what give Ross value. ZT commented early on that he was intrigued by how the last coaching staff used Ross in the redzone.

We need two WRs to step up to fill out the formation with Boyd. I don't care who they are as long as two of them do.

I don't remember ever advocating cutting Ross. He does have redzone value, as Lasor proved last season. He has little trade value at this point, 5th or 6th round pick, and I'd rather have the TDs.

The 10 yard confines of the endzone are difficult to get lost in. The 100 yards of field is apparently not that difficult.

Do I hope Ross steps up this year? Yes

Would I rather see a guy who stays healthy beat him out? Yes, but I'll take Ross stepping up just the same.

Am I overly harsh on him? Yes, he's a top 10 pick who is paid top 10 pick money but who hasn't prepared or played like a top 10 pick. Seems fair to me.

 

It's not Ross's fault he was taken in the Top 10. I think most would say he was somewhat overdrafted but also hardly anyone would have said he wasn't a 1st round prospect at the time of the draft. The realistic expectation was he would go more in the 15-25 pick range.
Mayock had Ross at 14.
ESPN had Ross at 25.
Gil Brandt had Ross at 10.
SB Nation had Ross at 20.
CBS Sports had Ross at 16.

Also, the difference in pay between a top 10 pick and someone in the early 20's is literally only about $6 mill across four years.
For example, Ross signed a 4-year, $17.1 mill contract. Price, the 21st pick a year later, signed a 4-year, $11.7 mill contract. The difference is $5.4 mill over the course of 4 years. $1.35 mill difference per year if averaged out.