Bengals brilliant in taking Kicker Elliot over Gonzalez

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(04-29-2017, 04:02 PM)BoBengal Wrote: It's sad because we could have used/traded that pick for a true contributor.  There's a high chance that NO ONE would have drafted him.  He could have competed for basically free as an undrafted free agent.

My crystal ball tells me Bullock wins the kicking competition for next season.  He did well for us, only missing the one kick that we later found out was due to a poorly communicated timing-change for the delayed snap count.

The research I did on Elliot showed me that he was a solid kicker in a similar climate.  He had a terrible sophomore season, but got it worked out.  He is, however, incredibly small.  Not even 5' 9" and not 180 lbs.  I fear him being in pieces the first time he is involved in a tackle.

I was kind of rooting for Gonzalez, as he has OCD (as do I) and he is a bigger guy with a much deeper kickoff and hang time. 

Scratching my head a bit at this one, but maybe they liked something about Elliot.  Can't be his tiny size.