05-20-2015, 11:22 PM
(05-20-2015, 11:02 PM)RoyleRedlegs Wrote: I think people fully appreciate Chad's football career but grew very tired of his act.
Pickens and Dillon were mega-douche bags. So it isn't a surprise the fans don't exactly care for them.
Shayne is a kicker who missed what was at the time the biggest FG in franchise history.
Simmons should get way more love. Housh maybe. Rudi...kind of a product of that ridiculous OL
Oh I'm aware of the reasons people usually give for not liking these guys, but still think it just shows that our fan base is a little finicky at times (some people bash Joey Votto for Pete's sake).
Ultimately, Chad was the MVP of that run from 2003-2009 where the team became competitive again. He made 6 pro-bowls and led the conference in receiving 4 times during that span, so maybe people should just let go of the 1-2 years where things went south, yeah?
Pickens and Dillon were phenomenal talents, and if we're all honest, they probably had good reasons to complain.
Shayne is the Bengals all-time leader in FG%. He missed some kicks down the stretch in '06 because St.Louis suddenly lost his accuracy. Not really Shayne's fault. It messed with his head. He missed 2 kicks in the Jets playoff game, but honestly we probably weren't going to win that game even with those kicks. I don't think his stellar career should be marred by a fluke game and a long snapper who lost the strike zone.
At least we agree on Simmons and Housh. As for Rudi, he was good for 1400 yards and 12 TD's for a few years. Sure, the o-line was good, but should that really be held against him? Not every back could've dropped that kind of production behind that line. We had Whit, Levi, Bobbie and Willie in 2008 and our starting backs averaged 2.6 and 3.5 ypc.
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