John Ross is an absolute bust

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(10-25-2018, 01:26 PM)Circleville Guy Wrote: I hated this pick right when it was announced. Why gamble with ant top pick that has an injury history? The Bengals don’t seem to ever factor that in. He is here though, so I’ll have to give him until the end of next season before I’d label him a bust. I’d trade him right now for even a 4th or 5th rounder but then again, I was cursing at the tv when the pick was made.

We don't have an actual GM, our owner who can't be fired no matter what is our GM.  It's not entirely accurate to call something "gambling" when you can't technically loose.  Sure, the odds of the outcome are up to chance, but there isn't the risk of loss with Mike Brown that other GM's take into account when making personnel decisions.  Our GM can afford to take injured players, because he isn't losing his job if it takes a few years for the guy to make an impact. Mike Brown gambled big on Akili Smith and lost...so what?

It reminds me of how the media has given up on the Bengals.  We've had the same HC/GM combo for close to 20 years, and meanwhile Jon Gruden is in Oakland selling out the present for the future (maybe?) and the media, his players, and fans are going ape about how clearly incongruous it is that a guy with a 10+ year contract is making decisions to mortgage the now for the future to benefit himself, a different location, and different players.  None of this frustration seems very new to me.  Anyways, back to Ross.