Andre Smith reunion

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(03-12-2017, 09:17 PM)Housh Wrote: Then again the question has to be asked


Should a team that values the draft as much as we do and builds through the draft RELIGIOUSLY and participates in free agency as conservatively as we do, be at LEAGUE AVERAGE of playing rookies/young players?

With how hard we go in the draft we should be getting more young guys snaps. I think that's where he WANTS to go with his argument but you kinda irritated him so he isn't letting it come out that way.



Bengals play youth at NFL average and that's a fact. But with how hard we claim to value the draft it is very ODD that we aren't one of the teams that play more youth more often. Numerous times this has hurt us. I mean it takes some guys 3 plus years to finally start here even though their counterpart's play is declining.

Also, Marvin's numbers in this area are bumped up by the fact that Andy and AJ started day one and so did Joseph and Leon.

Hell, Burfict didn't even get on the field until an injury forced him to.