07-11-2019, 02:10 AM
(07-11-2019, 01:40 AM)NKURyan Wrote: To expand on Justin Smith: I recall Justin Smith being viewed as a phenomenal disappointment in his time here, a frequent topic of sports talk callers and a guy that no one was particular upset to see go. He wasn't viewed as a good player until AFTER he left for SF when he instantly became a HoF caliber player that everyone knew should have been re-signed all along and how could the Bengals possibly let a player of his caliber walk away?
I wonder how fans would've viewed him if we had access to tools like PFF back when he was a Bengal.
Oddly enough, he was tried as an OLB/edge pass rusher initially in SF and was also a disappointment.
It wasn't until after they moved him inside in the 3-4 that he lived up to his lofty draft status. I don't think he was underrated at all in Cincinnati. The reality is that he would have never been worth what we paid for him the way we were using him.
