Brandon Thompson

[McC]

(08-21-2017, 05:19 PM)ochocincos Wrote: They are last year's numbers, yes. I can't view 2015 or earlier because I don't pay for PFF Edge.
But 70 = 28th C in the league. I also provided evidence that he's in the bottom 5 starters on the team.
And yes, 70 if you started out horrible does seem like progress, but what's the end goal and how long will it take to get there?
If it takes Bodine 5-10 years to become a top 15 C, is it worth the team suffering through those years just to get to that point to say they drafted a player who eventually got to be a top 15 C in the league? Or will it be easier/faster to get a new C via draft/FA? I'd lean with the latter.

Also, I admire your optimism, I really do. I just don't see the evidence to support that optimism a lot of the time.

But if you start at 50, it probably takes you a long time to get to 70.  But once you get to 70, I would think the leap to 75 or 80 might be within your reach in a reasonable amount of time.  I'm sure he'll never be great but I'm hoping for decent.  And sorry, but I won't buy into the gloom when it's still so early.