08-16-2017, 06:13 PM
(08-15-2017, 08:47 PM)GreenCornBengal Wrote: Back in 2009-2010, Bengals had their eye on a Jaguar Safety who had impressed them before the draft, someone they had desired but didn't get the chance to take. They traded Jacksonville for Reggie Nelson, who became one of the best Bengals Safeties of all time.
In 2016-2017, A similar story arises about a DE, Chris Smith.
Both guys played (underperformed) for 3 years at Jacksonville before getting traded.
If the Chris Smith scenario can continue its similarities to Reggie Nelsons case, this guy will be a great DE for us.
I had 0 interest in Chris Smith until Lap the other day said Whitworth declared Smith a top 5 talent type of guy. "Well, why has he underperformed then?" I asked myself. After further thought, Reggie Nelson came to mind. Suboptimal at Jacksonville, a complete stud here.
Here is to hoping Chris Smith has the same impact on the DL that Reggie Nelson did for our secondary.
Its like when the bengals were bad for years and when guys left they got better...
For a guy like Chris smith who rushes the passer... You gotta have chances to rush the passer and Jacksonville hasn't been leading to many games that I can remember
