08-22-2016, 11:03 PM
I have a hard time to say a season ending or long-term injury is a "blessing." In the sense of Jackson III and Billings, there was a hope/expectation they could help out in a way as the year went on. For guys like that, practice reps will make them better, quicker. Naturally, when WJ3 and Billings go on IR, that means two other players will make the team that would have been cut. I guess it's up to them to prove that they belong beyond that. Hard to say who those guys will be or at what positions, but it does open that up for them.
As for Core, he was going to make the team unless he totally bottomed out, which he hasn't done. He and Wright should be locks in my opinion at this point.
Re: Werner. No idea where he fell on their draft board way back when. it's possible they kicked the tires, but it's a two-way street -- so it would have been a fit for Werner as much as it would be a fit for the Bengals.
Re: Boykin. His career is in jeopardy with a hip issue, which is why he kind of fell out with the Steelers and remains unsigned.
As for Core, he was going to make the team unless he totally bottomed out, which he hasn't done. He and Wright should be locks in my opinion at this point.
Re: Werner. No idea where he fell on their draft board way back when. it's possible they kicked the tires, but it's a two-way street -- so it would have been a fit for Werner as much as it would be a fit for the Bengals.
Re: Boykin. His career is in jeopardy with a hip issue, which is why he kind of fell out with the Steelers and remains unsigned.
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