There’s been a whole hubbub over John Ross and who will draft him, but here’s why Cincinnati shouldn’t: well, there are a few reasons. Number one, a lot of draft picks who look like they’re going to be the G.O.A.T., turn out to be terrible. Number 2, there’s no guarantee that they’d be able to resign him if he does turn out to be good. Number 3, they’ve got enough receivers.
Teams need to be cautious about drafting Ross because often times, these first rounders turn out to be terrible. You remember Tom Cousineau, Blaine Gabbert, and Russell Erxleben, right? Neither do I. Ross rocked the Combine, but so have many players throughout history and they’ve merely been duds. Granted, Cam Newton has been great for the Panthers, his previous season was not anywhere near toptier. Everyone has their slumps, but he didn’t even make the playoffs. Look at Jameis Winston: he sucks, enough said. Ross could have all this hype, yet merely turn out to be another page in the book of “Nobodies In The NFL Who Were Stars In College.” We may have to shorten the name, but the point still stands. If Ross does turn out to be a star, there’s always the chance that he might be too good. Let’s face it, we all love the Bengals, but they’re not going to win a Super Bowl anytime soon. With that in mind, Ross might leave after this coming season. They might not have enough cap room to be able to pay Ross an adequate amount. You saw what happened in New England with the Patriots and Martellus Bennett: he was absolutely incredible in his rookie season; he helped lead New England to their fifth Super Bowl win, but the Pats couldn’t afford to pay him as much as he wanted in the next season, so they had to let him go and pack for Green Bay. Cincinnati would like to keep a great player, considering that they are not as well managed under Marvin Lewis as New England is under Bill Belichick. If Cincy does manage to draft a great athlete in John Ross, they may not be able to hold onto him. Lastly, the Jungle is fairly well equipped on the receiver end: they’ve got Brandon LaFell, Tyler Boyd, Cody Core, Alex Erickson, Chris Brown, Jake Kumerov, Alonzo Russell, and, of course, A.J. Green. Sure, Core, Erickson, Brown, Kumerov, and Russell are not exactly stars, but Ross still would not get a whole lot of playing time with the three other receivers of LaFell, Boyd, and Green. Ross can run and catch, but no one can deny that Green isn’t one of, if not the best, wide receivers in the game. While Green is somewhat injury prone, Cincinnati does have a lot in the tank for Andy Dalton to toss to. The Bengals simply are too over equipped at the wide receiver position. John Ross was great in college and at the combines, but would it be such a great idea for the Bengals to draft him? He could turn out to be terrible, the Bengals might not be able to resign him, or they may not have a spot for him in the lineup. Whatever happens, it is likely that John Ross would be the wrong man to pick in the 2017 NFL Draft in Philadelphia this April 27-29. Jesse A. Cook “John Ross: Not The Bengals’ Boss” March 28, 2017
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