pick 33 big board

[SunsetBengal]

(03-21-2020, 05:02 AM)Bilbo Saggins Wrote:
The year that Dennard fell, people were saying that he was a top 10 pick and that there was no way in hell that he'd ever fall to a playoff team.  Pre-draft wisdom doesn't always hold true.  Don't be shocked if or when one of the "top players" makes it to 33; or if they keep falling.

People often wonder why highly rated prospects often "fall" on draft day.  The reason Dennard fell was simple, his skills as a boundary corner were very limited.  I remember him quite well from his playing days at Michigan St., he was basically a one-trick pony.  He used his body to force the receivers into the sideline, and never looked for the ball.  In the NFL, that draws an almost automatic DPI.  With his limited height and length, he was simply outmatched when going up against taller WRs.

So, just like so many times before, the Marvin Lewis Bengals automatically jumped on the fool's gold that was the Darqueze Dennard pick.  Now look at him, cut from the Bengals, and having to sign a bottom of the roster type deal with the Jags.