DeVonta Smith could make our offense unstoppable.

[Essex Johnson]

(01-17-2021, 01:07 PM)rfaulk34 Wrote: Why can't someone not like a prospect because they think he's too thin to hold up to the punishment of the NFL, while never dismissing his obvious physical skills, without it being said that they're "trying to discredit" him?

If someone doesn't remember the skill shown by a WR the previous year, then watches the current year's NCG and begins to talk about how the current guy is so much better than the former guy who, all of the sudden, isn't as physical, fast and effective as he was last year, to the point that he's now a "set" WR, as if the only thing he can do is line up on the LOS and run straight routes, but the other guy can do all kinds of things to make him "a better fit", should i just sit here and not dispute the obvious inaccuracies?

Anyone can pull up youtube and watch the two of them to see that they run the same type of routes and get the same type of production with a good QB throwing them the ball. 

Smith isn't the next Tyreke Hill and it looks an awful lot like someone is trying to imply that he is. 

When Smith is drafted by the Bengals or any team, and he's able to be a top 10, durable WR--then good for him and his family. It will be and should be considered a good thing. That doesn't discredit the feeling that he's starting from a position that a lot of guys don't end up being able to be successful from. 

Every year, teams dismiss or grade down players for a various reasons, size, lack of separation, competition, experience, injuries, personal matters and this year could also be opt-out.  A team may question Chase "one great year" and wonder was it because of Burrow and the great WR group that put him mostly in single coverage, that could happen also.  I understand a team being worried about the size of Smith just like Chase some teams will grade them down and others will not but with that said both will more likely go in top ten for sure which tells you neither of those concerns were mitigated by the talent level to go top 10.