10-26-2015, 09:19 PM
(10-26-2015, 02:02 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: It's really not a rare exception anymore. Rookie WR's contribute all the time.
Amari Cooper, Alshon Jeffery, DeAndre Hopkins, Josh Gordon, Odell Beckham, Stefon Diggs, TY Hilton, Brandin Cooks, Kelvin Benjamin...etc. That's just from the last few years and that's just the tip of the iceberg. Dozens more have contributed at a similar level or better than what we'd expect from our #2 WR.
Sure there's been some draft failures, but the Bengals are good at drafting and getting good results out of rookies that are asked to start. I think signing either MLJ or Sanu and drafting a replacement for the one who walks would be a good route to take.
I wasn't really referring to early round guys.
Something in our favor with our FAs to be is how Housh was preaching "don't chase the money" during the offseason, as well as MJ telling his tale in the locker room.