03-02-2018, 05:02 PM
(03-01-2018, 03:56 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Then why do you cite so many Steeler draft picks that sat behind starters who were already in place?
I absolutely grasp your concept. All I am doing is pointing out the flaws in the evidence you claim proves your point.
Both the Bengals and the Steelers play rookies when they have to. Both the Steelers and Bengals prefer to let rookies sit behind starters when possible. You have not posted anything that proves differently. Many of the Steeler draft picks you cite as "immediate starers" actually sat behind other starters and did not play as much as the Bengals you try to label as "back ups".
You are claiming that each team does the above at EXACTLY the SAME rate.
You are claiming that the RATIO of how each team drafts with longer term development behind veteran starters -versus- having less of a safety net player in front of a drafted rookie is EXACTLY THE SAME.
I pointed out in the Original Post that BOTH teams do a certain proportion of both. Thus examples of both from both teams are in the Concept.
Drafting Cedric and Fisher with Whit and Andre in front of them is a CRYSTAL CLEAR example of a RATIO tilting event. The Bengals Front Office even acknowledges their tendency preference to Draft and Develop rookies to learn behind veterans and went on a PR tour explaining it after an injured Cedric and healthy Fisher were drafted to learn behind Whit and Andre.The Cornerback pipeline the Bengals tend to have with veterans already in place versus the Artie Burns fast track to starting are RATIO TILTING events and a CLEAR illustration of how resources are getting directed in a bit of a different way by each team.
Ratio - a ratio is a relationship between two numbers indicating how many times the first number contains the second.
For example, if a bowl of fruit contains eight oranges and six lemons, then the ratio of oranges to lemons is eight to six
if a bowl of fruit contains 5 oranges and 9 lemons, then the ratio of oranges to lemons is 5 to 9
The Bengals and Steelers are NOT using a mix of the two approaches at exactly the same rate as you infer with your BS.
It needs to be EXACTLY THE SAME for your BS to be right. The two teams RATIOS here are NOT exactly the same.
Get that through your head, Einstein.
