04-22-2018, 12:26 PM
(04-21-2018, 11:56 PM)lone bengal Wrote: I haven't given up on Fisher yet but he's going into his 4th year and still hasn't proven he's is a quality stating tackle.
This is a valid point. Any high hopes for Fisher are still just "hopes". Fisher did not look that good in '16 when he finally got the chance to play at the end of the year. I feel like his development was stunted by playing multiple positions, but that was the end of his second full season.
Coming into '17 he was considered the starting RT and he supposedly gained weight and changed his diet. But here is a very ominus comment from August of last year https://www.cincyjungle.com/2017/8/9/16107080/improvement-jake-fisher-year-3
"Fisher has been dieting and changed his eating habits with foods like bison, avocado (for electrolytes), steak, potatoes, carrots and corn heavily incorporated in his diet. Additionally, he’s cut out medications, which he believes has helped strengthen his mind and body, as well as his immune system."
Fisher did not look very impressive in '17, but it could have been due to his health problems. However if he has to go back to those medications he may always struggle with maintaining the stength to play RT.
The Bengals plan of living and dying with the draft can be thrown completely off the rails with just one epic failure draft. If Fisher doesn't produce then that means Tyler Kroft was the best player from a draft where we had 6 picks in the first four rounds.
