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Jonathan Joseph, former Bengals 1st round draft pick, announced his retirement today. He's been gone from the team since 2011 yet chose to use 2 photos as a Bengal in his retirement announcement/
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JJo is probably the best CB we've had in the past 20 years. What do you all think? Can't blame him for getting paid in FA.
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As I recall we picked the wrong corner to pay over this man.
Congrats to him for a great career.
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I was happy for Jjo that he had a great career in Houston. Prior to the Bengals choosing Leon Hall over Jjo, Jjo was the one with the injury history. Hard to see that coming. It is what it is.
Congrats on a great career though!
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(06-10-2021, 06:34 PM)bengals67 Wrote: As I recall we picked the wrong corner to pay over this man.
Not sure if the decision was ours. I think Joseph wanted out.
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(06-13-2021, 12:39 PM)kalibengal Wrote: the other corner was Hall? IF so I agree we paid the wrong guy
Hall was an excellent CB.
People forget that Joseph had only played two full seasons in his five years with the Bengals and was coming off a season where he missed 4 games. His foot/ankle problems went all the way back to college where he missed his entire junior season at South Carolina.
Meanwhile Leon Hall had not missed a single game in 4 years with the Bengals and had led the entire league in passed defended in '08 and finished 3rd in '09.
Joseph might have been a little more talented than Hall, but the difference was not that great the injury history of the two players were like night and day.