Rating the Starters

[Bengalfan4life27c]

(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

Wilson is a 3 to a 4. ADG needs to replace Bynes or Pratt. 2 to 3 Hopkins is a 3 as well