Cody Core???

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(10-06-2017, 04:42 PM)masterpanthera_t Wrote: Nate, I gotta disagree here man. If there's one bengals coach who is fairly well thought of both on the boards and around the NFL I would have to think Urban is one. The fact that Core hasn't played much makes me think that Core is an athletic guy with a lot of speed who doesn't have the qualities needed to be a game day many snap getting WR. Especially considering that this year a lot of young players and rookies are getting playing time, I would say that if Urban thought Core was worth playing as a 2nd or 3rd WR, we would have seen it. The fact that we have not tells me that Core is not there yet. I'm not saying Core can't develop into that in the future (I've consistently said Core will polish into form next year, so I didn't want him cut back when we were talking about how many receivers should be kept).

Remember that this is the same Urban who didn't have a problem playing 5th rounder Marvin Jones as basically the second receiver (either MJ's first or second year, I don't remember which). So, Core not getting snaps is a Core problem not a coach problem.

And (not that you're doing it), don't use the argument that this is Marv's decision over Urban, when Marv is ok playing Willis and Lawson over MJ. That would not be a consistent argument.

This is one fact regarding Cody Core.  I was told that one of the only hesitations of the Bengal's brass in drafting Ross was that it would limit Core's opportunities. They think that much of him.  So, with Ross out, I just don't understand why he isn't getting more opportunities.  He was WIDE OPEN for an easy TD and Dalton overshot him (in the Ravens game).  We make that play and the game could have ended very differently.  No WR was getting open that game and Core dusted his guy in a huge spot, but Dalton missed him by about a yard. 

If everyone that doesn't want Core to play also believes this team sucks ass, then why not try and develop the long term players instead of a stop gap like Lafell? 

Regardless, I am growing tired of asking the same questions.  We will see him soon enough.