09-06-2024, 04:34 PM
(09-06-2024, 03:20 PM)Essex Johnson Wrote: a bit of overreaction, Mims back to practice, Jenkins minor injury , Jackson will miss some time yes.. as for Burton... Irvin is a veteran solid connection with Burrow, he was going to be very hard to unseat as #3..., but Iosivas has really stepped up since last year that is not a knock on Burton, more of a praise on improvement over a year with Iosivas plus Burton had a solid preseason. Way too early to judge the 2024 class
Yeah, Mims is back and sure he isn't going to start but would most likely play if needed in the regular season. Jenkins might be back for
the Chiefs so no big deal. McKinnley was our only true NT though, so that hurts. Burton should get snaps if Tee doesn't go because of the
hammy even if Iosivas is looking great. Irwin is a swiss army knife, I think we can afford to have Tee sit out and rest up this game.
WR is deep as heck on this team. Chase will play even if he doesn't get the deal according to his own words.
(09-06-2024, 03:46 PM)casear2727 Wrote: I'll trade any position group being injured for Burrow being healthy. Earn that $55M.
Truth. We are better off than we have been the last couple years going into this season for this very reason.
(09-06-2024, 03:55 PM)ochocincos Wrote: I'm not saying they are all going to be bad.
I'm just pointing out the facts up to this point.
I think your post is a bit of an overreaction to my post
Seriously though, while I don't think any of these are long-term setbacks, they have impacted how far along these rookies are going into Week 1.
Had Mims not gotten hurt, he might have taken the starting RT spot. That would have been huge (for him at least).
Jenkins wouldn't have taken starting NT but it would have been better if he could be out there Week 1 in the rotation. I like him against the run. Patriots are going to try to run a good amount with Stevenson while they bring along their rookie QB.
Jackson could have also possibly showed to be a good NT, but we haven't really seen him yet because of his injury. If anyone's truly been delayed in their development, it's Jackson.
I agree with you that Iosivas getting the WR3 spot definitely has some (a lot?) to do with his growth from last season. We knew he had elite traits coming out of Princeton, but it was Ivy League football conference. Still though, I think some were hoping/expecting Burton to take that spot regardless of how much Iosivas has grown.
My overall point was that we likely aren't going to see much, if any, impact from these rookies in this first game due to all the injuries and being lower on the depth chart.
Essex actually makes a good point about Iosivas being really good has been more about him being good than Burton not being better.
Sounds we might need both if Tee cannot go, just saw he was listed as doubtful.
(09-06-2024, 04:16 PM)XsandOs Wrote: Lets see if Justin Rogers is really the player I hoped Bengals would draft instead of Jackson.
I liked Rogers, not as much as McKinnley Jackson, but I liked the guy and he also was a run stopper in the SEC.
