2021 O-Line Targets

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(10-10-2020, 11:54 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: According to what?

2nd year, maybe, but 3rd? Maybe if they're a later round pick. If you're a 1st or 2nd round pick and you need 3+ years to show up, then something is wrong. (See: Jerome Simpson, John Ross)

Even if they statistically improve later, all the 1st and 2nd round WRs put up a 1k+ season in their first two years and show that they are something special, or they are generally going to end up busts.

I'll gladly take the odds on a bet that Chase is an elite WR in the NFL before Higgins is. I like Higgins, but I wouldn't put him up against a kid who put up nearly 1,800 yards at 21 yards a pop and 20 TDs as a freaking 19-year-old in a 14 game season. Not to mention he did it with the Bengals QB, so you know there's already electric chemistry there.

(The Bengals QB who gladly set records with two #1 receiving options in college. Even if Higgins turns into a #1 in year 3.)


I highlighted the bit about him having two 1k seasons. The two seasons where the Bengals went 8-24.

Either way, Boyd is never going to put up that 1,400-1,700 yard winning season where teams have to double or triple cover him. He's also never going to be the big play explosive guy that can score a TD on any given play. There's a reason why he signed an extension worth less than $11m/yr while there's guy out there making over $20m/yr. Both he and the Bengals know he's not that top tier guy.

That's not a knock on Boyd. He's a real good player. He's just not a game changer. Go watch 2012 and 2013 AJ Green highlights and then watch Boyd. It's not the same.

I'd argue against that, if only due to Boyd. He wasn't special his first nor second season but turned it on during season 3. Maybe he's the exception to your rule but I'd wager there's likely other WRs taken in 1/2 that take 3 years to develop.