Player Bias

[BengalChris]

(08-15-2019, 01:35 PM)ochocincos Wrote: 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.

$6M is a lot of money. So is $17.1M.

Price needs to step up.

Ross needs to step up.

Neither have to this point.

I was just as harsh on Ogbeuhi between his 2nd and 3rd years and people defended him left and right. He never stepped up, which was predictable due to the excuses being presented that were just plain BS.