01-30-2024, 06:49 PM
(01-30-2024, 05:39 PM)JoeyB2023 Wrote: Ross was a one trick pony. U site what he did in college a lot of us knew it wouldnt translate. His speed was all he had and it was the number 1 reason we took him at 9. It was dumb pick from the get and the bengals and Tobin couldnt keep their minds when they saw his 40 time. (We have to hVe him). Hahaha in what the afc north. Everybody was reaaaaaching for the next tyreke hill when nothing about this guy was tyreke. Ross was a walking cast y u take that at 9 he’s wayyyyy too small why u take that at 9. We didn’t even need him why u take him at 9. He’s a wide receiver with the dropsies why do u take that at 9. It was a dumb pick all the way around it was his speed and speed alone we took him at 9 and I still can’t get that taste out of my mouth. Creed Humphreys biggest resume builder was the fact he could play all five positions instead we go with the injured back carman. Stupid. Smith fell cuz of a heart condition. Don’t care now didn’t care then and neither did the chiefs and they in turn have a top guard and a top center we have neither. Cool. Bengals can’t draft to save their lives when they needs to. They hit late. Great cool. They need to hit on the blue chip rounds and they don’t. Ross hurt carman hurt fisher hurt ogbuehi hurt sample killed us I mean dude tell me when to stop lol
If you think Ross was a one trick pony, you never bothered to watch his tape. He broke a number of top draft prospects ankles with his route stems, his whip route was nasty due to his quickness, and he actually showed the ability to break tackles due to often having to wait on the ball forever from a non NFL caliber QB. However, most of deep shots were actually on post routes where he could set the defender up at the top of his stem, not the repeated "go" routes he was running here between the 20's. His big question marks were injuries and whether he could hold up against constant press man impeding his release.
It ultimately didn't matter, though, because as legend goes, Mikey broke a dead lock between Tobin and Marvin on the pick. Tobin wanted Ross, while Marvin wanted Reuben Foster, who had already flunked his drug test at the Combine and only lasted 2 years in the league before being run out with more failed drug tests and domestic violence issues. Marvin apparently had a hard on for troubled LB's(Burfict, Odell), so we would have wound up with a bust if he had his druthers, anyways.
Smith isn't a top G, dude. He's been Top 10 in penalties every year and that's with the Mahomes effect. He wasn't a scheme fit in wide zone anyways. Look at what Orlando Brown is for us, and you'd have a worse version of that if he was drafted here.
