06-07-2015, 12:27 PM
(06-06-2015, 02:45 PM)OSUfan Wrote: Absolutely agree. I do not understand how people are putting a guy on the All-Time team based on what he may do in the future. As I have already stated.....if this poll were going on 5 years from now then I very well would be voting for Green but at this point I just do not see how some are justifying it.
While I did not care for the attitude of Pickens you cannot deny what he did on the field. I see most had no problem voting for Corey Dillon even with his attitude and the way he left the organization.
If AJ Green continues at his current pace, he will be 2nd all-time in yards, 4th in catches, and tied for 3rd in TD's after just 2 more seasons. Projecting that AJ Green will wind up going down as an all-time Bengals great isn't much of a stretch. I think it's a pretty safe bet. He's the only current Bengal I'd vote for, so it's not like I'm only voting for newer guys. I've voted for Boomer, CD, Pete Johnson and Bob Trumpy on the other polls, so I'm taking guys from all eras.
I agree 100% with you on Pickens though. I have no idea why folks hate on players who bashed the FO in the 90's. Were they wrong? The frustrations of those players may have pushed MB to make necessary changes. So maybe we should like them even more for voicing their concerns.
The training, nutrition, medicine, fitness, playbooks and rules evolve. The athlete does not.
