Marvin wanted Reuben Foster

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(02-20-2018, 10:14 AM)fredtoast Wrote: Every single year there are first round picks that do not flourish.  It happens to every team from time to time.  Even the Patriots. Sometimes they imprpove after ther rookie season and sometimes they are juts busts for their entire career. 

I dare you to tell me I am wrong.

The fact that there are busts in the NFL is a correct statement.  What Lawless said (I think he was referring to Ross, but not 100% sure, so Lawless, I apologize if I have made the wrong assumption) about him being a bust is inaccurate because I don't believe a player can be labeled a bust based on a lack of opportunity or injury after one season.  

We know what a bust looks like.  I am saying that you can't label the kid a bust after this season, and I provided the example of TJ Houshmanzadeh and Rudi Johnson (on edit) as examples.  What makes this example more disgusting was the cat-and-mouse game of "healthy scratch" that went on this year with the #9 overall pick.  The kid is a VERY high character individual, and for Marv to frustrate the kid to the point of posting what he did on twitter is disgusting.

Do I think Ross should have done it?  Hell, no, but there are a ton of people on here that praise Palmer for taking a stance against the Bengals (I am NOT one of them).  

I am somewhat excited to see a Lazor offense with an entire offseason, and have a healthy Ross, Core, Malone, Boyd (who looked like a different guy toward the end of the season) help take some pressure off Green.  

I would love to see Lazor come out swinging and say something like "Boling is my LT as he has proven he can do it and with the entire preseason to refine his game, I think he can be one of the great LTs in the game.  Redmond and Westerman are going to push for starting positions, as none of the positions on the line are set in stone, except for the aforementioned Boling.  We will be active in FA and we will also utilize the draft.  I can tell you this:  whatever line starts for us on week 1 will have earned it and will be ready to make their mark."

Just set the table that it is going to be a grind and no one (except Boling) has a guaranteed spot would just be cool to hear.  

WHile I am at it, I would like to hear the same from Austin.