Bengals Shopping John Ross

[Umbaugh21]

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Now I know he has been very unproductive and can't stay healthy. However if we could get this guy with a 5th round pick or maybe even our conditional 3rd. I would say we should do it. Our offense is dying for a guy who can create separation. Ross is a better prospect to do that than anyone we would get with a 5th or that conditional 3rd. I wish we could have our 4th back for HaHa. 

 

[MKnight82]

Couldn't hurt, we don't have anyone with his speed on the roster.  

[PARROTHEAD]

2 years for 5 mil and hes 24 years old. Im down for that.

[Umbaugh21]

8 minutes ago, PARROTHEAD said:

2 years for 5 mil and hes 24 years old. Im down for that.

And I honestly did not even think about the salary benefit. I see him getting traded to a team like the patriots or steelers, but the redskins would be very dumb to not at least attempt to get him, Even if it takes the conditional 3rd.

[turtle28]

Late round pick, sure. Mid round pick, maybe. 1st or 2nd round pick, heck no!

[e16bball]

Kind of a remarkable thing with John Ross, he had 7 receiving TDs last season — on just 21 total receptions. Among WRs/TEs, no other player with 6+ receiving TDs had fewer than 30 receptions. 

At first I was thinking maybe it was a speed thing (i.e., when he does catch it, he breaks away for long TDs), but his longest TD and reception overall was 39 yards. 5 of the 7 TDs were from 6 yards out or closer.

I’m assuming it’s just a fluky thing, but it definitely strikes me as very odd/unlikely. Anyone have any ideas why an undersized speedster would have been such a relied upon goal-to-go weapon?

Anyway, I don’t think I’d go any higher than a 5th. If someone beats that, fine. Love the speed, but no WR in the history of documenting targets has ever had such a low catch percentage (36%) in their second pro season.

 

[Thaiphoon]

Agreed with you guys. A 5th and no higher

[ARTMONK HOF]

Agree with E and Thai a 5th. 

[bigdog44]

5th definately works but I’d probably stretch for a 4th if it locks up the deal. This offense (and return game) needs speed in a big way. 

[naptownskinsfan]

2 hours ago, Thaiphoon said:

Agreed with you guys. A 5th and no higher

Yep.  There has to be a reason that a top 10 overall pick was inactive most of his first season, and only had 21 catches in their second. 

[MikeT14]

They had talked about moving him to CB too right?

[RSkinGM]

11 hours ago, bigdog44 said:

5th definately works but I’d probably stretch for a 4th if it locks up the deal. This offense (and return game) needs speed in a big way. 

'Cept our G M traded away our 4th for a safety- then didn't extend him. Like him enough to trade for him but not enough to extend him. Tossed a 4th pick in the garbage pile. 

[e16bball]

1 hour ago, RSkinGM said:

'Cept our G M traded away our 4th for a safety- then didn't extend him. Like him enough to trade for him but not enough to extend him. Tossed a 4th pick in the garbage pile. 

In our GM’s defense, if they don’t end up re-signing him, they’ll potentially get back a comp pick that would likely be in the ballpark of a 4th. 

That’s not guaranteed, obviously, and it delays the pick for a year. But the nice thing about the NFL is that you can still get comp picks for midseason acquisitions, so they’re not walking away for absolutely nothing. 

[turtle28]

15 hours ago, e16bball said:

Kind of a remarkable thing with John Ross, he had 7 receiving TDs last season — on just 21 total receptions. Among WRs/TEs, no other player with 6+ receiving TDs had fewer than 30 receptions. 

At first I was thinking maybe it was a speed thing (i.e., when he does catch it, he breaks away for long TDs), but his longest TD and reception overall was 39 yards. 5 of the 7 TDs were from 6 yards out or closer.

I’m assuming it’s just a fluky thing, but it definitely strikes me as very odd/unlikely. Anyone have any ideas why an undersized speedster would have been such a relied upon goal-to-go weapon?

Anyway, I don’t think I’d go any higher than a 5th. If someone beats that, fine. Love the speed, but no WR in the history of documenting targets has ever had such a low catch percentage (36%) in their second pro season.

 

I’m thinking several of them must have been on screens or slants. He’s a dynamic playmaker with run after the catch when he gets the ball in his hands.