The Football Grump

He was forced to compete with Deontay Banks in a competition where he was never supposed to win.

Absolutely won it, and they just had no choice but to give it to him.

And showed up week after week.

I think even after...

giving the reins away to him like putting Deontay Banks on the field on third down and stuff like that that kind of just got taken away they couldn't justify it he was playing too well oh my gosh and it's

It was that also in the fact that the offensive line was largely healthy this year, whereas last year it was just not.

Yeah, correct.

The two guards next to you being healthy and steady all year is a big deal.

I mean, I definitely agree that he was underwhelming.

The expectations are sky high.

He set those expectations.

But for me, he came in third in my in my thought process behind.

Do you want me to go through mine or do you keep talking about Dex?

Who was your second?

Well, I mean, it's not like my expectations were super high for him, but the idea that with this defense, with Paul Sanadibo out and Cordell Flatt out, that Deontay Banks is still an unplayable corner, and you have guys like Rico Payton and Jarek Bernard Converse playing over him.

He's being benched for guys that are literally fringe special teams players.

I mean, again, my expectations don't have to be that high

for a first-round pick who was somewhat promising in his rookie year.

Now, I don't know about promising, but, like, he wasn't this bad.

This is ridiculous.