Four consecutive years

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(10-16-2017, 12:16 PM)ochocincos Wrote: I agree. And if the Bengals miss on a fifth rounder or later, whatever. It's the whiffs in the first four rounds that get me irritated. The players in the earlier rounds should:
1) Make the 53 with no issues
2) Get at least some snaps on offense/defense within 2-3 years and not be abysmal in those snaps
3) Become at least a serviceable starter by the end of their rookie deals (assuming a spot opens for them to do so).
4) The earlier the round, the sooner they should be able to come in and play at least serviceable (1st round = rookie, 2nd round = year 2, 3rd round = year 3, 4th round = contract year)

Maybe that's an unrealistic expectation of mine, but that's what I believe.

And that's the expectation for most teams...let alone for a team that doesn't really use free agency to fill needs.

Some Bengals fans move the target after the arrow missed to try to justify things.

I guarantee you the Bengals thought Ross would be contributing by now.