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(Yesterday, 01:45 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: The only noteworthy player for the Bengals that they hit on was Bates, and to a lesser degree, Hubbard. While here Lawson was a bust, and continued to be a bust with the Jets. WJ III was nothing special for a 1st round corner, no All-Pro or Pro Bowls on his resume, and Billings never had any real success until he wasn't with the Bengals any longer. But those last four players listed are great examples of picks that most of us really loved when we drafted them, yet none of them came to fruition.

Well, if a guy has to be a Pro Bowl type to be a hit, you're going to miss most of the time.

Lawson was routinely Top 5-10 in the league in pass rush win rate while he was here.  I still remember the gnashing of teeth when we lost him in FA and got Hendrickson.  

WJIII was par for the course for 1st round CB in the Marvin era.  Solid, but not a spectacular starter(except for his insane sophomore year).

Billings rated 69 and 71 his last two years, here.  Besides which, if he had greater success elsewhere, isn't that a smoking gun that coaching was the issue, not talent evaluation?  Keep in mind Zimmer was replaced with Guenther in '14.