05-19-2018, 01:54 PM
Greg Cook was well before my time, but could've reshaped the Bengals entire history. So I had to go with him.
That said, Ki-Jana was the biggest disappointment of my time as a fan. "Shake n Blake" was at it's peak when we took Ki-Jana. The thought was Blake/Pickens/Scott + a stud RB would lead us back to the playoffs. Ki-Jana was soooo hyped as the next big thing, so when he tore up his knee it was heart breaking. The Bengals still went 7-9 that year, then 8-8 and 7-9 the following years. So the 90's could've been completely different had we hit on that pick.
That said, Ki-Jana was the biggest disappointment of my time as a fan. "Shake n Blake" was at it's peak when we took Ki-Jana. The thought was Blake/Pickens/Scott + a stud RB would lead us back to the playoffs. Ki-Jana was soooo hyped as the next big thing, so when he tore up his knee it was heart breaking. The Bengals still went 7-9 that year, then 8-8 and 7-9 the following years. So the 90's could've been completely different had we hit on that pick.
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