04-30-2018, 10:50 AM
(04-30-2018, 10:37 AM)fredtoast Wrote: Lawson has not been in the league long enough to have 50 starts. I just listed him as one of our good selections from the fourth round or later.
We have also gotten guys like McCarron, Burkhead, Shaw, and Bodine. I also think both Malone and Billings from last years draft will develop into solid NFL players.
Yeah, I can see Lawson hitting that metric too if he's actually used as a 'starter'. (I think that label is a bit outdated for the way modern defenses use heavy rotation and specialists to produce a high-end product.)
And no doubt there have been other good, serviceable, and above-average players in the later rounds of the draft. But you had a good stat in highlighting the league average for starters taken in the late rounds, and even without Lawson included, the Bengals have TWICE the league average. The organization does deserve some credit for that.
