Marvin wanted Reuben Foster

[Benton]

(02-16-2018, 11:43 AM)fredtoast Wrote: LaFell was better than Ross, Core, or Malone.

Pac and WJII played almost the exact same number of snaps in the games where they both were healthy.

MJ is a better RDE than Willis.

LaFell is predictable. That may not be the best choice of words, but "dependable" doesn't really fit. He catches the ball about half the time, he throws a block that works about half the time and he stays healthy. That's something Marvin can plan around. He can predict LaFell will contribute without the peaks and valleys younger guys have. No "Oh wow, look at this guy" games, but no "Oh crap, look at this guy games" either. So "better" is opinion here, as we didn't really see Core (although he looked good in 2016 when we did), Ross or Malone. 

I guess my hang up is guys like Core (who I'm big on) and Ross (who I'm not) are on the way up. They'll get better faster with more snaps. LaFell is on the way down. We were sinking last year, there was no reason the last third of the season to trot him out there instead of developing the young guys. We didn't develop guys on a down year because Marvin prefers playing vets.

WJIII should have played more. He looked better, Pacman is losing a step. Same as LaFell, Pacman is only playing because of his tenure. Personally, I don't think he should be playing in Cincinnati at all any more.

MJ and Willis don't play the same at the same position.