Core looking great!

[*wildcats forever*]

(05-31-2017, 12:48 PM)masterpanthera_t Wrote: Simple, Malone was drafted in the fourth round and considered somewhat of a steal.  Putting him on the PS, means some other team will pick him up for sure.  He was drafted as a long term prospect who won't play much this year, but the coaches seem to think that he's already ahead of where Marvin Jones was in his first rookie camp according to a Hobson article.  Since they will not put him on the PS or cut him, Malone will be one of the top 6.  That means, the cuts come down to whether they value Erickson's return ability (not sure where he will rank in this aspect once Wilson, Mixon and maybe Ross have shown their skills), over Core's potential as a receiving threat (right now it's nothing more than potential).  Based on what he has shown so far in a real game, he looks like number 7 to me.  Maybe the Bengals keep 7 and no one gets cut.  I don't think Core will be developing into a consistent player this year, but I hope to be wrong.  I do however think that Core should be kept as I believe he will become a solid player next year as they phase LaFell out of the offense.   

Guess it comes down to one of those 'nice' dilemmas to have. Erickson's contribution is one that I'm looking at when deciding who to keep if 6 is the number. The vision and savvy he displayed as a rookie are attributes that don't come along all that often, and as you point out he does provide decent backup at slot. I'm not sure if we've seen his limit yet. 7 might be the number if the front office is thinking this is LaFell's last year with us, assuming Core and Malone deliver on their potential.

We are looking pretty strong on paper at the skill positions this year.