AJ on The Franchise Tag

[Bengalholic]

(12-18-2019, 05:31 PM)Weazzel80 Wrote: I'm astonished at how many of you are bashing on Green. The guy has always played like an Elite Receiver whenever he's on the field. LOOK AT WHERE WE ARE WITHOUT HIM! His presence alone makes this team far more competitive just with how much coverage he demands.  

ARE YOU GUYS NOT EXITED ABOUT PAIRING HIM WITH JOE BURROW???

and he didn't even say anything bad. At all. In fact, he said he wants to play in Cincinnati for the rest of his Career. I honestly don't know what most of you are even talking about in this thread. Injuries happen, and his injury might have just landed us a franchise QB.

I don't think many are 'bashing' AJ. I think most respect him and what he's done when he's been on the field. The problem is that he hasn't been on the field for a long time...and there's no way of knowing what you'll get from him if he's re-signed. It's a gamble, IMO, to do anything other than tagging him and letting him prove he can stay on the field for a full season...or trying to get some value for him after he's tagged and declared good to go medically.

When you say injuries happen, that's true, but when injuries start compiling and keep you off the field more than you're on it, it has to be a real concern and be a factor in the decision making process. When this season is done, he'll have missed 29 of the last 54 games. Plus, they're just 15-19-1 in the last 35 games that he has played in. 

Nothing about that is disrespect towards AJ. It's just the facts of the current situation...unfortunately.