11 hours ago
(Yesterday, 12:14 PM)ERIC1 Wrote: Bengals issues on defense were far more than a lack of pass rush and even given that he had the opposing quarterback running for his life anytime he was in tha backfield..regardless..trashing a pick when not a single game has been played is nonsensical..you and others continue to dwell in the past when..in fact..this franchise has done remarkably wel, the past four years and had it not been to an overabundance of injuries would have gone deep within the playoffs the past two years..the difference between you and I us that I see the glass full and you see it half empty..we can have this discussion mid october and make better determinations...have a great day
I don't see the Bengals with a glass half empty view. I have been burned by the Bengals with the trust the evaluators/coaches view. So i try and look at it from the outside and take my fandom out of it where I can to give myself a realistic view.
My whole point on the Stewart pick. Is it's okay to say hes a bad pick because you should be basing on the information you have. We have his tape and college production along with athletic testing. As well as where the team stands.
1:He had good athletic testing although he didnt do abilities which limit the data.
2: He had terrible production and lack luster parts to his tape.
3: We have the reigning sack leader as well as a 1st rd pick from 2 years ago at said position. On a defense that as you said had a lot of holes to fill or areas of poor play.
Objectively this points to a bad pick for me and it doesnt matter what he does in the future because we are talking about the pick at the time. Hopefully it works out on the better side but that doesnt change the evaluation of said pick right now.
