"Unguardable"

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(08-16-2020, 10:52 PM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: And honestly Eifert only had one good season. Mostly TD’s (sound familiar?). Nobody ever labeled him a bust though...

I look at Ross more of a disappointment than a bust so far. A true bust to me is someone that can’t even play in the league. Price is much closer to that than Ross, imo. I guarantee there’d be more interest in the former if/when they become available.

I think the big thing is that Eifert started his rookie years and produced. 39/445/2 as a #2 TE in an offense where he was competing for targets with AJ Green/Marvin Jones/Jermaine Gresham/Giovani Bernard/Mohamed Sanu. He also was a Pro Bowler in 2015. It's hard to be labeled a bust when you go to the Pro Bowl (and I don't think he went as an alternate either, but an actual Pro Bowler).

Eifert through 3 years as a 21st overall pick TE: 94/1,097/15 ... Pro Bowl x1
Ross through 3 years as a 9th overall pick WR: 49/716/10

Bengals went to the playoffs each of the first 3 years Eifert was with the team and he contributed to two of those years. That plus the Pro Bowl season is what saved him from being labeled as a bust.