Developing Players

[CanadianBengal]

(12-11-2018, 03:02 PM)fredtoast Wrote: That just is not true.

There have been multiple mid to late round draft picks that have developed into very goodplayers here.

There have also been players who were flops on other teams that played better when they came to the Bengals.

There have been multiple Bengals who signed large free agent contracts and then looked worse on their new team than they did with the Bengals.

And there have been almost no free agents who were flops witht he Bengals who became great players on other teams.

There is ZERO evidence at all to back up your claim

Okay Fred I'll bite 


2017 draft
John Ross - not developing
Joe Mixon - developing 
Jordan Willis - regressed in year two
Carl Lawson - regressed in year two 
Josh Malone - unknown
Glasgow - pass for injury
I didn't include the rest because few late round picks are expected to start and none of the Bengals later round picks have emerged as legit players

2016
William Jackson - still a good player but played better last year. Lots of talk in off season that he could be shut down corner
Tyler Boyd - regressed in year two. Great this year 
Nick Vigil- not developing 
Andrew Billings - not developing 
Westernman - not developing
Core - not developing
Fejedelem - developed into solid back up

2015
Cedric - not developing 
Fisher - not developing
Kroft - not developing ( third round picks should contribute more than he has )
Dawson, Shaw Hardison - no development 
Uzomeh - developed into solid back up 

2014
Dennard - developed into solid corner 
Jeremy Hill - regressed after year one
Will Clarke - never developed
Russell Bodine - never developed
AJ McCarron - never developed

Just because the draft picks are still on the team doesn't mean they should be. Either the drafts have been busts or coaches aren't helping players get better. 

Right now Mixon, WJIII, Boyd Dennard are only legit starters from last four drafts and they are all 1/2 rounders. 

I had high hopes that Willis, Lawson and Billings were going to elevate DLine to a difference maker - didn't happen

Hoped WJIII was going to play near or at pro bowl level - nope 

Ross was going to provide big plays and force Defenses to care that he was on the field - nope 

Fred the evidence is in front of your eyes every Sunday. Watch the game and then tell me the players are getting better. 

My eyes work better than your words