This is the final year for Cincinnati Bengals receiver Andrei Iosivas to prove he belongs!
John Sheeran discusses how the Cincinnati Bengals need to see improved play from wide receiver Andrei Iosivas during the last year of his contract.
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He's a great story, there's no doubt about that.
A sixth round pick out of Princeton who was, like, a, a decathlon athlete, a track star, who also played football at the Ivy League level, to, you know, taking over the Senior Bowl and the Combine, being this phenomenal vertical athlete, and then becoming a member of the Bengals, drafted late in day three, becoming a role player as a rookie, and then, to then becoming a starter to replace one of the best Bengals in modern history in Tyler Boyd in the slot.
It's been a phenomenal story, and really experience watching Josipha grow into the player that he is today.
But I still think that there are some limitations within his game, and I think the Bengals are starting to see that as well, or they have started to see that over the past couple years when he's been given more and more opportunities as a starter.
I think there are still technical flaws within his game.
I think he still struggles to create separation with the route tree that he's responsible for coming out of the slot.
I think there are still some issues in terms of his concentration and his hands catching.
He's been a really reliable weapon in the red zone, and that's great.
That's why he still deserves to see the field from time to time.
But I think being a starter is a little bit too much on his plate, and I would love to see him erase those concerns in his fourth year this year.
And I think the Bengals would wanna see that as well.
And even if he does prove himself, it is going to be a tall task for the Bengals to be like, "Hey, can we pay Ja'Marr Chase 40 million a year, Tee Higgins about 30 million a year, while also paying Andre Josipha a healthy second contract?"
I don't know if they're gonna be able to do that.
And that could be why the idea of extending Josipha is just not really on the table for the Bengals, aside from some of the things that they would still like to see him grow as a player
