Who is "your guy"?

[SunsetBengal]

(04-12-2020, 07:02 PM)BobJones4980 Wrote: First, I wasn't "tearing down" your guy. I like Pittman. I just think that he is more similar to guys we already have, possession type WR's like Tate and Boyd.

Second, you stated NFL has him graded higher than Mims but they also have him as a possession reveiver, which is what I was alluding to.

I just think that we have guys that play similar enough to Pittman that he seems kind of unnecessary. While a guy like Mims brings something to the table that we are missing, a 6'3 explosive WR that can get behind defenses with a large catch radius. 

So yea I think you misunderstood what I was saying in that first post, I wasn't "tearing down" Pittman, I actually compared him to Boyd and Tate who I think are very good WRs in the NFL. I was just stating that I don't think he is the type of WR that this team needs right now.

You want to compare a guy with similar speed to AJ Green, to Auden Tate??

I like Tate, but Pittman is hands down a better ball player, by far.  And as for Boyd?  Boyd is good, but the Bengals have an out in his contract after this season.  The Bengals currently have the highest amount invested in a WR corps, in the entire league.  I think that a guy like Pittman will develop to be equal to or greater than that of Tyler Boyd.  And having Pittman on a rookie contract, while AJ plays out his final years is a good thing.

Essentially, Pittman makes a ton more sense, as the Bengals can go up high for a WR just about any draft season.  They just franchised AJ Green, and in my opinion, will sign him to a 4 year deal.  So in summary, no need to jump up high for a WR, when the team still needs improvement in other areas.  Pittman is a tremendous value, at the top of the 3rd.