04-15-2020, 01:33 PM
(04-15-2020, 12:17 PM)Fullrock Wrote: And there were players who absolutely loved him because they knew he was going to give it all he had every time he stepped on the field. Boomer played with him when Pickens was a rookie and then moved on to the Jets, so he's probably not the guy to speak of his attitude.
There was no issue with Pickens until the end when he spoke up about Coslet's 7-24 record and questioned aloud whether he should be the coach or not. It was no secret he and Coslet didn't get along. What Pickens did was say what everyone else was thinking. Yes, he wanted out at the end, but I don't blame him at all as he was 30 years old at the time and played his entire career at that point for a team that was 40-88 while he was there. That will jade anyone.
We ALL complained about the Bengals organization in the 90's. If Pickens was an asshole, we are all assholes.
Boomer came back in 97. He took over for Blake mid to late season. Pickens was no longer a rookie. I remember Boomer saying something about Pickens and then FB Scottie Graham. Graham was hurt and on IR and Pickens would make fun of him for still showing up. Later that year Pickens ended up missing the rest of the season. I think Boomer gave pickens taste of his own medicine. Like “why are you here?” I don’t really remember, my only news source was the Enquirer back then.
I do remember seeing an nfl films short about how much he loved hotdogs. He had a special hot dog grill inside his kitchen and they would sneak him hot dogs on the sidelines during games. Lol
