Carl Pickens

[Shake n Blake]

(04-15-2020, 10:03 AM)impactplaya Wrote: For 3 years there was no better WR in the NFL.
One season he scored 17 TDs.let that sink in.
17. Defenses knew Pickens was Blake's go to man
In clutch situations
In a 3 year stretch he scored 40 TDs.
40.
In a time where the league wasn't so pass happy.
He could high point the ball as well as anyone
His route running was precise too.
Most under rated Bengal
The Bengals had a playoff caliber offense
But their defenses were soft in CPs tenure
Wish I kept his jersey
He was a TD machine

Couldn't have said it any better.

(04-15-2020, 10:34 AM)TecmoBengals Wrote: His '95 and '96 seasons were amazing and his talent popped when watching him (of course watching him meant the Bengals weren't blacked out on television).

Where does he rank among the all-time great Bengals WRs?  I think tier one belongs to Chad Johnson and AJ Green.  Is Pickens a tier two guy with other Bengals WRs?

I have him right behind Chad and AJ Green, and that's only because his prime didn't last very long. If we're strictly going by career peaks, I think we'd have to put Pickens in the same tier with Chad and AJ. He was that dominant. In fact, his 3 year run from 94-96 may have been the most dominant 3 year run by any Bengals WR, especially if you're comparing to their peers.