Andre Smith reunion

[Essex Johnson]

(03-12-2017, 07:00 PM)BengalChris Wrote: Well, let's see.

Did Kirkpatrick start a game year one? Nope
Did Kirkpatrick have any significant contribution his rookie year? Nope
Did Kirkparick become a fulltime starter before his 4th year? Nope
Was Kirkparick primarily used as a gunner year 2 and 3? Yes
Did Zeitler start from day one? yes
Who has the mos starts of the 1st round picked the last 5 years? Zeitler
Did Eifert share time with Gresham his rookie year with Gresham being the starter? Yep
Did Eifert take over as a fulltime at TE in year two? Yep

So far my beliefs appear to be pretty f'n factual, 100% in fact.

Did Dennard start his rookie year? Nope
Did Dennard get a couple of starts late in his 2nd year only to have a shoulder injury that IRed him for the remaining few games of that year? Yep
Has Dennard becoem a fulltime starter? Nope, the boy still ain't a starter. He is likely going to be the slot or nickle corner this year which, if he stays healthy, will make this his most productive year.

Damn, four out of four. I'm on a roll.

Did Oggieboggie boy start as a rookie? Nope
Did Oggieboggie boy lose his 2nd year starter status in 2016 because he wasn't getting the job done? Yep
Did Oggieboggie boy end his 2nd year as a backup or starter or was he off the 53 man roster? He was off the 53 man roster injured.

F---, if my beliefs become anymore factual I might actually have been right. Shit.

Did Willie Jackson have any playing time at all, even for a single snap in 2016? Nope
Was Willie Jackson available to come off IR and was a ready to do in  2016? Yep
Did we leave him there anyways? Yep

I was 100%, only two of our last six first rounds picks had any significant contribution or playing time in their rookie years.

Now that's for 1st round picks who really should be starting year one, if not certainly by year two. Otherwise why the F draft them if you aren't going get maximum benefit out of them?

First, we drafted him injuried.. and knew he would probably hardly play at all... 
Second year.. hurt misses almost all of the preseason.... and then struggled...

So to act like he has had two years of play is not factual... since we knew his first year was pretty much done.. you can;t predict injuries.. im not sold at all that Cedric is a bust.. not enough time plus we put him at a position of weakness at RT... 

He now knows he is the starter... so lets hope he can stay healthy and get the reps he needs at LT to improve....