Identifying the Bengals' WR3, Plus Areas of Need and Will There be a Safety Competition

Who will be the Cincinnati Bengals' WR3 this season with Tyler Boyd no longer in town? Is Jermaine Burton a lock? What about Trenton Irwin, Charlie Jones, Andrei Iosivas or... Mike Gesicki?
Will the Bengals add a free agent or two before training camp? Will Jordan Battle have to beat out Vonn Bell at safety?
The guys answer those questions and a lot more on today's show!
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[@DanDan5961]

I would just like to say I appreciate all the work you guys do thank you for making the off-season fun

[@tmartin8888]

Did you remember to hit the Like button? I love the Locked On Bengals pod but I still forget to Like it sometimes.

[@JoeyPownall-sk3hx]

great problems to have. I get what youre saying about jones and iosivas taking a step, and burton starting off strong but the way the wrs looked at the end of last year, Id have irwin at wr3, iosivas wr4, jones wr5. since ive never seen burton in an nfl game he has to be wr6. I hope they all end up boyd caliber but its a big step from now

[@newfoundmoralclarity]

Can't wait to see how it shakes out. There are things to like about all of these WRs. One thing that isn't talked about much is that, as of now, if blocking gets you on the field - Yoshi is being greatly underestimated

[@torystiffler2722]

Yoshi is a bit underrated in my opinion. He makes good hands catches. I think he'll come alive with more reps this year.

[@natej84]

We've got terrible depth at interior o-line. We all hope Volson improves and plays more like he did the last few games of last year, but that is far from guaranteed and if he struggles again, than we've got a weakspot that the opps can exploit again

[@fredbetts3514]

It's crazy how it was The Bengals vs The Chiefs 2 years in a row for the AFC Championship, series was 1-1, each team won by 3pts...yet they never made it Chiefs vs Bengals for the season opener. They chose to do Ravens vs Cheifs though, when it wasn't even as good of a game that Chiefs & Bengals normally is. Ravens/Lamar Jackson are the new media darlings. It was The Bills/ Josh Allen there for a few years. It's like no matter what they don't wanna give us our do. I'm sure this means we will get The Chiefs yet again towards the end of the season at the 4:25 slot Romo/Nantz. Which is fine but it's just crazy to me they went with The Ravens over us but then again not surprising at all...

[@elmalloc]

the league comes up with the schedule as if it's all a movie....

[@Jimboskel]

We finished 4th in our tough division. Ravens finished 1st. So why would you expect the league to pick us to open vs. the Chiefs over the Ravens?

[@dottade6797]

@@Jimboskelhe clearly talking about the last 2 AFC Championship games

[@dasupastar4lyfe]

Considering how slow we start and how bad we look in the beginning of every season, it’s probably for the best that we don’t play the Chiefs first.

[@thedude-nf1uf]

I hope Romo doesn't call the game. I am so sick of hearing him gawk on the cheifs

[@zoneworld308]

Bengals about to get this super bowl win Joe b is the plug

[@brianharless4155]

Von Bell will start and JB Will come in to give him a breather I also believe Burton is wide out 3 this year and he's going to go crazy.

[@geraldparrish1625]

Do you mean the slot receiver in place where Tyler Boyd played for us? I can also see him and Uno switching from wideout to slot at different times too. Man, that is going to be fun to watch. Tee split out wide on one side with Gesicki and Ja’ Marr and Burton taking turns in and out of the slot while the other is set out wide. What makes it problematic for defense’s is the rotation of Irwin, Yoshi and Chuck sizzle being incerted in place of any one are two of the three. The same goes for either Tanner(Hudson or Malcalcin) or Ereck All for Gesicki as well. We should be able to move the ball pretty much at will against any defense. Especially if we can run the ball. The offensive line should be able to dictate and provide whatever the situation necessitates.

[@geraldparrish1625]

Like I stated earlier Jordan Battle having been through the fire and he has excelled earns the right to start. Von Bell on the other hand deserves the rightful opportunity to beat him out. Let it be an open competition for the position because both will play a lot but Von is on the downward side of his game and Jordan has more upside to his. It is his position to lose while Von is the mentor and Jordan the student. It is the classic case of the master teacher and the prize pupil. We don’t really lose in anyway in this scenario.

[@Rawkstar1960]

Charlie got hurt early. He balled out on returns. One for 6 pts in spite of Sean Hokule. (Sp) don’t care) I have high hopes. I think we have a deep bench at WR/TE with Boyd gone. But, I agree it needs to be a reworked offense. Done correctly: Chase Brown and Zach Moss, Williams. Evans. Hopefully run game will start off early this year.

[@SwarmDTA]

Really just going to have to see how last years guys progress. Doesn't seem like anyone has really sealed that spot yet. Jones to be the returner I imagine, but wr3 is up in the air. I wouldn't be surprised to see Jones start, and Burton take over or split by game 3 ish, just to give him plenty of time to learn plays and build a rhythm.

[@skenodaboss6104]

He going be better in the slot den boyd

[@GrotesqueDestiny]

I hope he is, I think he can be more explosive with more game breaker ability, I hope..

[@u.snative9727]

The real question is, can we run the football ? If we can run the ball well consistently, the passing game will be lethal. I think with the wheels Burton has , he will take some of the pressure off of Chase and Higgins. I don't think many people can hang with Chase 1 on 1 ....As far as the Dline goes on stopping the Run. Yes , we lost DJ Reader . But you guys continue to underestimate everyone we do have. DJ Reader was just another 5th round draft pick who turned himself into what he is today. All of these guys have the potential to become the next big superstar.

[@paulburket]

Nothing else matters other than OL, period. If they can get another vet on a 1yr they should.

[@user-gq9pk1wl7b]

And who knows maybe they trained together I think it's going to be great plus theirs other's they are going to break records this year

[@user-gq9pk1wl7b]

I think he good in all of it liked chase is

[@conior789]

Hey guys, watched every episode for nearly 4 years now. Love your work! If there’s ever anything I can do to get involved please reach out.

[@NathanDean79]

I think the Bengals are going to sort of do what the Ravens did last year and have 3 safety’s that play a lot. Stone, Bell, and Battle. Tycen Anderson is coming. Ack from injury so he won’t play for the first month or so I’m thinking. I think they bring one of these UDFA up to play special teams while Anderson gets to full strength. I like the 2 safety UDFA’s they signed. Last year for the Ravens Geno Stone was not one of the starting safety’s. Marcus Williams was the FS and Hamilton was the SS. But when they played Hamilton in the slot Stone would take o e of the safety roles so they were all 3 on the field at the same time. It won’t be like years past where Bates and Bell never come off the field. We have to get Battle In the game. He did NOTHING wrong last year. All he did was start 7 or 8 games and make the fuckin All Rookie Team. That’s it. 74 tackles in 8 games. 74 tackles, 2 sacks, 6 pass breakups, 1 interception. Multiply all those number by 2 and you get some idea what this guy can do. Battle will get a lot of playing time this year. And when they have a great TE they are playing I think they bring Dax in for that. In 2025 Jordon Battle will be the Bengals starting SS and Dax Hill will be the starting nickel CB.

[@geraldparrish1625]

I agree with you for the most part on that analysis except I have Jordan Battle starting this year. But at any rate he will be the starter next year for sure and Dax will takeover for Mike Hilton next year in the slot nickel corner.

[@caseyp3879]

I always felt that they drafted Charlie Jones as a punt returner first as a slot guy second.

[@kane6529]

How the fuck is Jordan Battle a 80 PFF graded rookie the highest rated rookie at his position in the league and gets benched for an old Safety 😝 love Vonn but come on guys Battle better get some serious playing time or I seriously question Lou’s personel usage!

[@IncineratedHam]

Vonn is a depth piece

[@geraldparrish1625]

He will by winning the position straight up. Then Bell will back him up while fighting off Tycen Anderson who should challenge him for playing time. Bell should also get some reps behind Stone and Dax at the other safety position. Hill should be a true rover. Playing all over the place. He should play primarily behind Stone and Hilton while sometimes situationally at outside corner. Barring injury to a set starter, Dax Hill won’t be a starter but will play as much and maybe more than any starter. He should be on the field a lot. I likened him the equivalent of a basketball player six man who can and plays both guard positions along with the swing man. He is just that versatile an athlete. He should be employed to create problems for opposing offenses.

[@theenemyiswithin570]

Vonn should and will start. Jordan Battle will get plenty of reps and will probably start next year.

[@NathanDean79]

If I’m in charge of the Bengals this is what I would do. I would cut or waive Jalen Davis because we don’t need him anymore. Dax Hill is the backup and future nickel CB. And I would sign our old friend Tre Flowers at CB. He is still a free agent and he is 28 and still 6’3’’ 200 lbs with 34 inch arms and with 4.45 speed. He would be my veteran CB depth. Someone who can start if need be and do just fine. I love his length and he is a good player. So waive Jalen Davis and sign Tre Flowers. And you aren’t signing Dalton Risner on a 1 year cheap deal. He wants a long term pricier contract. So there is no need to sign him unless you are giving up on Cordell Volson. I am not. Ever he showed steady improvement from his first game in the NFL to his last one. Slow and steady improvement. And if the best ability is availability then Volson is great. He has never missed a snap neither has Orlando Brown. We have the backup center now in Matt Lee. Y’all can go ahead and pencil him in. He is the backup center this year. Now they may still keep Trey Hill on the practice squad as a backup Guard and center. So we have our starting linemen. Then we have Dante Smith, Cody Ford, Matt Lee, Jackson Carman and Jaxson Kirkland. I would feel comfortable going with those guys. Cody Ford was a starter for 3 years and Jackson Carman when he is playing left tackle is pretty good. Dante Smith can play tackle pretty well and guards. Kirkland I haven’t seen him play yet in the NFL but in college he was dam good. Played RT and both guard spots. Was 1st team All PAC 12 3 times. 2 of them at guard and one at RT. He is big as fuck. He has the body of a tackle at 6’7’’ 328. That new tackle they signed as an USFA this year Eric Miller out of Louisville looks like he could make the team. He was a standout offensive tackle at Purdue and the Louisville. He played RT for Louisville last season and allowed 2 sacks over 920 snaps. He is 6’8’’ 311 and I don’t have his measurements but I could see a young hungry kid like this bumping Dante Smith or Jackson Carman right off the team and onto the practice squad.

[@NathanDean79]

The Bengals need a veteran CB like Tre Flowers and they need to waive Jalen Davis. They don’t need a RB. They have 4 on the roster and 2 UDFA’s. They don’t need a DT either because they have 4 spots filled for sure and the. The 5th spot will be a competition between Zach Carter, Jay Tufele, Travis Bell, and d Devonsha Maxwell who did t play at all last season and who is the all time sack leader in the conference he played in college. Be played for Chattanooga. I’m exited to see what Maxwell can do. I hope either he or Travis Bell make the team. I would send Zach Carter down to the practice squad. And Travis Bell is a nose tackle which is what we need to back up Jackson. Bell is 6’1’’ 310 but he is still a NT just like Tufele at 305 lbs is.

[@geraldparrish1625]

Zach Carter is just going into his third season and he is a third round draft pick in 2022. He showed some flash last year. I’m for keeping him and hopefully Maxwell. I have no problem bringing Tre Flowers back otherwise I say stand pack we are good.

[@jasenbach2793]

Id like to see tycen Anderson as that guy to play hybrid role like flowers did. Rankins and hill will start at tackles with jackson and kris jenkins rotation. ​@geraldparrish1625

[@Cole-Wirkus]

i can see jamarr playing in the slot way more this year with burton/yoshi outside

[@NathanDean79]

Yes I could see that UDFA offensive tackle Eric Miller bumping either Dante Smith or Jackson Carman right if the team and onto the Practice squad. Miller is an Ohio boy and played for Purdue for 3 or 4 years and for Louisville this past year. I have his measurements and they are pretty good in most cases. He is 6’8’’ 311 lbs and has 10 inch hands and 33 5/8 inch arms and did 24 reps on the bench press which is about average or a bit above average strength. He had a vertical of 25’’ which isn’t great but just ok and he has a broad jump of 8’10’’ which is above average so he has ok explosion numbers and he ran a 5.54 so he has terrible long speed. Well below average there but the most important numbers for an OT are the agility numbers and he had a 3 cone of 7.70 which is good and a 20 yard shuttle of 4.90 which isn’t good. So he has ok agility and ok explosion numbers. So he has the size on his side. Dante Smith wasn’t like great or anything in his testing but was better than Miller. But Smith has been on this team for 3 years and has started 1 game and played in 3. Time to move on.

[@Joe-zk7ps]

Would be shocked if Burton isn't #3 in WR snaps. They'll move them around more.

[@johngray7297]

If they pickup another RB it needs to big a bigger short yardage back. McKinnon? They already have 4 small backs. With cap space still available, wait until after the June 1 cuts for depth pieces. Battle was rated the 8th best safety per PFF with an 82.5 grade. Vonn Bell never posted a grade that high in his career. Last year PFF grade 63.9. No way I'm starting Bell over Battle.

[@geraldparrish1625]

Agreed. Now don’t get me wrong, I really like Bell. I love that he’s back and feel as though he should have never left. Vonn was the hold over piece that we were supposed to keep in place when Bates parted ways through free agency. He (Bell) is the glue and would have started last year while helping Dax gain his barrings starting beside him. There wouldn’t have been any need for Nick Scott. But it is what it is. So Jordan Battle eventually beat Scott out and excelled in doing it. He (Battle) deserves to be the starter now. Let Vonn back him up while mentoring the secondary. Help Tycen Anderson and the young safeties produce. Let Dax play a free lancing high bred defensive back. Playing some spot safety behind Geno Stone and slot corner behind Mike Hilton. The guy is versatile so use him that way. He then gets plenty snaps without starting like a six man in basketball. If need be he can even play alittle outside corner too. Create a role for Hill where he can shine and be a star. CTB and DJ Turner are the starting corners with DJ Ivey being one of the backups. Mike Hilton the starter in the slot with Dax and Newton as the backups there. The secondary is set.

[@sacthequeen123]

I wanted them to draft Estime for the bigger short yardage back

[@johngray7297]

@@sacthequeen123 Me Too!

[@NathanDean79]

I think Charlie Jones will be penciled in as the slot receiver right now. Where Jones is even more important in my opinion Is returning punts. And why don’t we put Jones on kickoffs too? I mean what was it his 3rd ever NFL punt return he takes it for 81 yards and scores a td. That’s great. We have t had a return specialist really since Brandon Wilson.

[@geraldparrish1625]

I seem to mention this for the third straight year, why don’t we put Chris Evans on the kick return team? What is up with not playing him? He must be good because they haven’t cut him, traded him or placed him on the practice squad. Please somebody let me know what gives with him? The few times they play him he seems to always produce. So what is it?

[@danhill915]

Wasn’t there a rumor perine was going to be cut, if so I could see him being added

[@geraldparrish1625]

Oh man that would be awesome. Like someone else mentioned earlier we sure need and can use a power back. I was hoping for Braelon Allen out of Wisconsin before the Jets drafted him. Yeah Sameja would definitely fit the bill as the thunder in our backfield. There is a rumor that OC Dan Pitcher was entertaining the notion of using Drew Sample as a lead blocking back in short yardage. Blending the fullback and thigh end into a h-back. Got to say it sounds interesting.

[@skeplan4603]

If ossai and Murphy step up the sacks just a little this defensive line can be a real sack machine think about the numbers

[@heathswinson3858]

I think burton will get plenty of snaps early. Dunno that he'll start out wr3 though. I could see gesicki there to start the season or Irwin

[@NathanDean79]

D’ante Smiths RAS is 6.17. The UDFA tackle we got Eric Miller his RAS is 5.20. Jonah Williams had a RAS of 5.48. Jonah had poor ability grades and poor size. Jaxson Kirkland RAS is 4.90 for guard. Elite size poor explosion grade and okay agility grade. For the Center position Trey Hill RAS is 2.02. He has poor speed and very poor agility. This is the main reason this guy is not any good. Why the hell do they draft him?? Matt Lee RAS is 8.62 with good size elite explosion great speed and okay agility. He is absolutely perfect for a center. He did 25 reps on the bench which is slightly above average. But once this guy gets stronger I. Think he will be a great player for us.

[@derrickdavis3170]

No matter what the rotation as long as when they double-team chase and Higgins the other team gets burned by it! WHO DEY!

[@davidabbott1951]

Stopping the run is ALL of it. Make or break.

[@NathanDean79]

Yes I love Tyler Boyd but he isn’t fast enough to play outside WR in my opinion. He ran 4.58 when he came into the league. Do you think he is faster than that or slower at age 29? I’m betting slower. He has great hands and hardly ever drops a pass. Jermaine Burton also has great hands and in 4 years of college only dropped 3 passes and dropped 0 passes in 2023. And he runs 4.45 but plays even faster than that. Burtons 10 yard split is faster than Jamar Chase. Charlie Jones runs 4.43 and Iosivas runs 4.43 as well but again he looks faster than that on the field. We have a kick ass WR room right now. I would be comfortable with ANY of these guys starting. Irwin, Jones, Iosivas,Burton any of them can be starters. I think what they will do this year is give Burton some slot reps and outside reps and also give Jones slot reps and outside reps. I think they will give Iosivas some of these snaps too. I think All of our WRs will contribute this year. We now have a deep WR room.

[@TaylorPort]

Uncle Mike 😀🤭

[@trentt6622]

Trenton Irwin has always been first off the bench. I see a rotation until someone rises to the top. But, Irwin will probably get first reps to start the season.

[@geraldparrish1625]

I see that being the case in preseason but Burtons too talented to be denied. He has more immediate upside than Irwin, Jones and Yoshivas. He is the only one of the four who can make Tee expendable if it comes down to that. Jermaine Burton would elevate to wr2 if Tee leaves. Irwin would probably be wr3 in that case with Yoshi and Chuck sizzle playing a whole lot more. Who then would we bring up from the practice squad until next season?

[@JESSECOLEMAN-cy2zt]

Trenton will be the first off the bench, Burton will start.

[@theenemyiswithin570]

I agree Irwin should get the start, but there will be more of a rotation of players than there were when Boyd was in there.

[@brianharless4155]

People forget Jones was hurt a lot last year

[@geraldparrish1625]

His injuries came early. Because he got injured a game or two after the punt return against Baltimore. And they lingered throughout the season. He never really got back on track. Look for big time improvement from him this year.

[@duanewright1412]

Where is the disconnect with Carmen??? He has the size and athleticism....Is he NOT willing to put in the work to achieve success?? Does he not accept criticism? Is he mentally soft??? What is his deal???? I was pushing for him, but he doesn't get the playing time.

[@TheSokodelic]

He just sucks.

[@duanewright1412]

@@TheSokodelic A player that makes it to the NFL level doesn't suck BUT it is possible he has reached his ceiling and can't get better.

[@TheSokodelic]

@@duanewright1412 Yes, he sucks.

[@natej84]

His rookie year he was seen around town at bars and clubs frequently. He's also said in interviews that his love is making music.

[@duanewright1412]

@@natej84 That's unfortunate. Heart and determination go a long way. I haven't heard any of his music

[@dbcooper1897]

Burton is gonna take that job i hate the saying but hes got that dog in him for sure.

[@keyqb16]

Battle gotta get faster

[@geraldparrish1625]

That seems to be the only knock on him. Because his football IQ is high . He’s smart, intelligent and very instinctive. They said that Josh Newton would have been a first rounder if he was faster. That is how we got him in the fifth round out of TCU. The guy is a natural ball hawk.

[@keyqb16]

@@geraldparrish1625 yeah if battle was a 4.3 guy no question he’s starting but man’s a 4.ever guy 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@NathanDean79]

Jake did you say that the coaches thought that Trey Hill had athleticism that he didn’t test with? Either you have it or you do not. The guy has an RAS of 2.08!!!! And when he tested he weighed 318 and now is 335 so if he did the same test today they would probably be worse. The play center you need some agility that he doesn’t have. He had not just poor but VERY POOR agility numbers. The guy is a bust and he is just taking up space. I would roll with Nate Gillliam as my practice squad center and bid Trey Hill good day.

[@gsmith7147]

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[@mickcarter3613]

I don't get why draft a guy so high & for the coaches too B so high on the guy but not let him start because of the depth chart crazy let them battle it out and who ever wins starts get Jermaine up 2 date on the play book there's a way ZAC can make it a fair battle since Jermaine isn't starting his 2nd yr

[@ddesemblyftw]

I think WR3 will be yoshi.

[@geraldparrish1625]

I absolutely love our wide receiver room. Andrei is tough no doubt and will improve but again Burton is special y’all. You’ll see.👀👁️There’s a reason Zac and everyone in the draft room got super excited when they were able to draft him in the middle of the third round number #80 overall. A steal out of a wide receiver rich and deep draft. Jermaine Burton was easily a top five wide out. The fourth best prospect in this years draft. There is Marvin Harrison Jr., Malik Nabors, Rome Oduniz then Jermaine Burton. Character issues put another half dozen or more wide outs in front of him. Pushing him back to ten and even out of the top ten. Some pundits even had him out of the top fifteen. That is why he went in the third. The Bengals draft room was ecstatic to nab him. They also benefited from inside information from Burtons trainer TJ Houshmenzada.

[@JESSECOLEMAN-cy2zt]

Burton will win the #3 WR spot!!

[@skenodaboss6104]

Yal smoking Burton going to be number 3

[@stefanhoffmann807]

Burton

[@NathanDean79]

Hakeem Adeniji is far better than Jackson Carman the 2nd round pick and far better than Dante Smith the 4th round pick. Cody Ford has an RAS of 6.32 which is ok for a guard at tackle his RAS is much much worse. Adeniji is better than Ford is too who was a 2nd round pick a very high 2nd round pick. And Adeniji is better than Trey Hill. If I’m the Bengals I try to get Adeniji back roll with him Ford, Lee, and either Carman or Smith. Probably Carman since we have more evidence he can play as evidenced by his performance in the playoffs in 2022.

[@TrendSettaRico]

Who Dey

[@charlesh1735]

So the Ravens get the opening NFL kickoff game vs the Chiefs for Thursday night football to kick off the NFL season,but the Bengals didn’t. The Bengals actually beat the Chiefs in the AFC Championship game in 2021 to punch their ticket to SB 56. The next year they go to the AFC Championship game again but lose in a nail biter because the Bengals O line was decimated,they still almost pulled it off. So in back to back AFC Championship games the Bengals get snubbed by Roger Goodell and the NFL front office. But the Ravens who hasn’t even beaten the Chiefs in the playoffs and lost at home last year in the AFC Championship game get to open the season. Hahaha! This is our revenge season! Plain and simple! We are coming for the Chiefs and anyone else who gets in the way! Who Dey!!

[@NathanDean79]

People think I’m crazy when I say we shouldn’t have let Hakeem Adeniji walk. Well he has an RAS of 7.80 with an elite explosion grade. After Mims and Matt Lee that would be 3rd on the whole fam team. If the Browns cut waivers or sign him to their practice squad I would quickly get him. He can play 4 positions on the line pretty well. I am more comfortable with Adeniji and Ford than I am with Trey Hill, Dante Smith, and Jaxson Carman at any position but left tackle. Adenijis 7.80 ras also blows away Jonah Williams.

[@timbowslice8535]

Hit that like button one time for James and Jake!!!

[@mickcarter3613]

Yeah why handicap the team why be predictable you want Jermaine 2 be on the field only when going deep PREDICTABLE defense will figure that out and i like Irwin but he couldn't get no SEPARATION NOTHING like the AFC CHAMPIONSHIP idc if he knows the play book inside & out upside down how will Cin's befit when Irwin cannot get separation now Charlie who knows what he's going to B yoshi is special he is a raising star and the guy who's going too take tee job when ever he walks the TE & Jermaine is the 2 players that should have the most time at slot unless Charlie can show something yoshi should come in for chase & tee to give them a breather

[@NathanDean79]

Jackson Carman is only good at left tackle. He is a little better at RT. At guard he is atrocious. Cody Ford is ok at RT but a little better at guard. Dante Smith I’m not sure if he can play guard but is ok at tackle. Trey Hill isn’t good at guard or center. He is just too dam slow and when he tested and got that RAS of 2.02 he wigged 318 well he weighs 335 now so if he did the same tests again he would have a sub 2 RAS

[@skenodaboss6104]

Burton more athletic faster more twitchy and better hands den boyd

[@geraldparrish1625]

He is also younger than Boyd who is gone. He signed with the Titans. Folks are comparing Burtons chances of wr3 with the other three wr Trenton Irwin, Charlie Jones aka “Chuck sizzle” and Andrie Losivas aka”Yoshi”

[@mickcarter3613]

I bet if Cin's drafted a WR who's only played 1 position slot you all still say the same thing o he not a true slot wr like Tyler was well nobody can come in have the connections with Joe till they get out there an play it take practice & playing time bro an i bet if Cin's drafted pukka last year instead of the RAMS he would sit on the bench mostly since bengals don't like starting rookies & having chase tee Tyler he would kelp the bench warm

[@user-gq9pk1wl7b]

I think you are wrong about this guy

[@geraldparrish1625]

If you are referring to Jermaine Burton. Then we will see. He only started and starred for two of the elite college programs the last four years. Two with Georgia and two with Alabama. Time will tell. I say it will show forth and prove itself in the preseason as well as training camp.

[@brianpoe1683]

Boyd has made huge mistakes on the options route.