10-03-2016, 11:52 PM
(10-03-2016, 02:10 AM)Shake n Blake Wrote: Well aside from the whole name change thing, he also did the following:
- Was the MVP of the teams that led this franchise out of the abyss
- 6x Pro Bowler
- 3x All-Pro
- Shattered all relevant career and single game Bengals receiving records
- 4x conference leader in receiving
- was superior to Curtis when compared to peers (more times top 10 in catches and yards...by far)
I respect Curtis. He was our all-time leader in receiving for a lot of years (Pickens would've broken his records had we kept him around for another year) and he was a part of some successful Bengals teams. I also respect Chad for what he accomplished.
I just think it's unfortunate that so many Bengals fans hold so much bitterness towards Chad when the good by far outweighs the bad. It seems like it's that way with so many of our former greats. Outside of the SB teams of course.
Chad was talented. He was also mentally fragile. His pouting affected both his play and the play calling to placate him . . . because he wanted to check a box on a stupid list, for instance. Chad was just as likely to have hissy fit as a big game. Isaac's talent changed the way the game is played and his impact still affects the game decades after he retired. Isaac never had a single bubble screen thrown his way to keep him in the game mentally.
Chad was like that really hot girl you dated in college, but was sooooo high maintenance she wasn't nearly worth all the totally unnecessary drama she created and afterwards you're glad that shit was over. Isaac Curtis was like the woman you marry.
Isaac Curtis' TD celebrations were the definition of smooooooth because the man understood TDs are always more exciting than TD dances. At some point, Chad's focus shifted from being a great football player to being an entertainer. After the dancing is over, Chad still doesn't get it.
BTW, Corey Dillon demanded a trade because he was sick of losing. Carson Palmer demanded changes in the organization or a trade. Chad demanded a new contract or a trade because he hired Drew Rosenhaus as his agent. It was about money, not losing. Chad, Rosenhaus, and Mike Brown were the Perfect Storm of how to make a bad situation worse.
