John Ross is an absolute bust

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(01-01-2019, 07:18 PM)BengalChris Wrote: All the reasons why he should have never been picked where he was picked. Guy needs all sorts of things around him to be a successful WR. I want a guy who just goes out there and does it, without all the extra "needs to haves".

People weren't looking for a flawless player at #9. They were looking for an impact player. Ross was Mike Brown's pick and it was a whiff for the top 10.

Should Ross have been selected inside the Top 10? Probably not. But no one knows when he would have gone if he didn't get selected at 9 and the Bengals picked where they were slotted. He was projected by a majority of pundits in the 10-20 range. Practically everyone had him as a first rounder. The guy has talent. You make it sound like he shouldn't have even been taken until Day 3 of the draft. I said it back leading up to the draft that at best, Ross is a faster Antonio Brown (production wise, not diva), at worst he's John Brown (3rd round pick 2014). If Ross doesn't hit 600+ yards by the end of his 4th year (I would say 3rd but his rookie year was practically a redshirt), I'll consider him a bust.

And for the record, I wanted OJ Howard the most. I felt that in arguably the strongest TE class in a LONG time, he was considered the one with the most elite potential, and we knew of Eifert's health risks even back then. He would have gotten a lot of playing time the past two years if he was been drafted as a Bengal given Eifert's injury woes.