Core looking great!

[Bengal Dude]

(05-31-2017, 01:18 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: Fwiw, I think it's funny that Core is getting more hype than Ross, Boyd, Malone or even players at other positions. It's Binns or Briscoe all over again. Or Dan LeFevour. People always pick out some late round pick that's going to be the next Brady or Jerry Rice. It happens literally every year. I guess it gets some through the offseason. I get that, but I think we have players that are more worthy of hype. 

I think the reason we see so much hype for late round players and undrafted free agents is because of our lack of action in free agency. We tend to just target 1-2 role players while trying to fill the "star" roles with our own drafted players. Along with us filling little none in terms of needs in the offseason. That's why we look to 5th-7th rounders to be some kind of answer. If we went out and signed 3-4 players consistently in free agency, then I think we'd see less hype for late round guys.

I believe part of the Binns hype had to do with him playing the University of Cincinnati. Local guys will always be jewels in the eyes of the fans. Maurice Purify got the same kind of hype as Binns, but fewer people bought into him.

I'd like to see him succeed, but like others, I'm not hyping him up. We've seen this game play out so many times. Green is here, Marvin raves about LaFell, Boyd is our new Sanu, Ross is a top 10 pick, and the coaches view Malone very highly. I think Core winds up playing mainly ST and a few snaps on O, if he makes the roster.