John Ross is a Bengal

[CJD]

I understand people's apprehension about the pick.

When you hear about a guy who has had surgery on both of his knees and shoulder surgery after the combine, it's understandable to be worried about the injury.

On top of that, the Bengals seem to have atrocious luck in drafting injury prone players (Tyler Eifert, Sean Porter, Darqueze Dennard, Cedric Ogbuehi, Marcus Hardison, William Jackson III, Andrew Billings) but, on the plus side, almost none of those players had the injury prone tag when we drafted them, except maybe Ogbuehi who was coming off of an injury.

So...any player's career can be ruined by an injury. Sure, Ross may have a slightly higher risk, as he has shown that his style of play is probably not great for your knees, but I try not to dwell on injury concerns too badly if the player cleared medical exams. After the surgeries, consider Ross back at "0" in terms of injury concerns and you'll feel better about the pick.

Then, think about how much this player could change our offense and you'll feel even better. He is not a speed demon like a Troy Williamson or a Darrius Heyward Bey. He's a legitimate Wide Receiver prospect with great hands, great routes, great anticipation, great YAC ability, great vision and just happens to be the fastest man ever officially timed in the 40 year dash.

I'm not saying this was my ideal pick, but I'm definitely excited to see how he does for us next year. It'll certainly be interesting.