Rating the Starters

[THE PISTONS]

(12-19-2020, 12:49 PM)CanadianBengal Wrote: The Bengals roster lacks impact players and has too many sub-par starters. Adding a few elite players (Sewell, Thuney) could allow some other players to elevate their play. Need some players to emerge next year with improved play for this team to take a major step

5 - Top five player at the position -- All Pro- Opposing teams need to game plan around this player
4 - Above average player (top 15)at the position - Pro Bowl alternate some years - Consistently performs week to week
3- Average to serviceable starter (top 32) at position - dependendable but needs support with some plays
2 - Useful back-up --spot starter - salary matches amount of playing time
1 - Only on roster as a developmental player or bottom of roster with a minimum salary

QB - Burrows - ranking 4 - this is a projection -- but big question is will he emerge as a 5

RB - Mixon - ranking 4 - very good player but not a 5 as rarely has carried the team to a victory

WR 1 - Green - Ranking 3 - still drew top corner - but lacks explosiveness and salary way beyond production
WR 2 - Boyd -- Ranking 4- Boyd is great but not a dominant WR
WR 3 - Higgins - Ranking 3/4 - Could emerge as 4 if offense grows around him


TE 1 - Uzomah/Sample - Ranking 2 - both are solid back-ups

LT- Williams - Ranking 3 - may move up to a 4 and his play would improve with better linemantes
RT - Hart - Ranking 1/2 - plays like a 2 but his salary decreases his value
LG/RG - Spain, XSF, Jordan - ranking 2 - with decent support around them Spain may elevate, Jordan young but needs to improve
C - Hopkins -ranking 2 - with better players on either side of him - may be serviceable starter

DE - Lawson - ranking 3 - his rookie year raised hope but he just doesn't seem to make much impact
DE- Hubbard - ranking 3 - solid player
DT- Atkins - Ranking - was a five but now a 1/2 - not sure if it is playing time, injury. fit or what but he disappeared and is expensive
DR - Reader  - Ranking 3 -- was a 4 in Houston but played like a 3 here -- improving his linemates may allow him to elevate

OLB- Pratt -Ranking 2/3- really hasn't established himself as a true starter --didn't take jump in year two (Bengal LB's rarely do)
ILB - Bynes - Ranking 2 - is a solid back-up
OLB- Wilson - Ranking 2/3 - has looked good at times needs to make jump in year two (see Pratt comment)

CB- Waynes - Ranking 3/4 - hard to comment on him due to injury but is paid like a 4 and his play in Minny was definitely a 3
CB - WJIII - Ranking 3/4 - I struggled with how to rank him -- sometimes he looks great and then gets beat or takes bad penalties
SCB- Alexander - Ranking 3 - serviceable as a slot CB
SS- Bell - Ranking 3 - He's solid --play has improved over the course of the year
FS - Bates - Ranking 5 - Best safety in the league --legit star

P - Huber -- ranking 3 -- solid
K- Bullock ranking 2 - not good enough

Have at it

I think Burrow is a 3+ now with great potential to hopefully be a 4 and 5.

Mixon? Gotta be a 3. Our running game has struggled for 2 years. Yeah it's probably the line somewhat, but results are results.

Green is a 2 on most teams at this point. Top 32 player is WR 1.

Boyd and Higgins arent both Top 15 wrs. They'd likely be 3s on your scale.

Other than those, your ol and defense look good to me.

Coaching -1. That's the big one. Worst staff in the league.