AJ’s decline...

[*SHRacerX*]

(11-19-2020, 05:31 PM)Truck_1_0_1_ Wrote: I don't even know why I'm responding, when you clearly didn't look at the very first words of my post...

Don't expect me to respond anymore to anything you write; waste of my time (and yours).


I appreciate the kind words.

I'll still die on the, "AJ isn't done and can still have value," hill, but I will admit when I'm wrong and if I'm off-base in my opinion.

What is perhaps most relevant about this discussion is:  "Who more closely resembles what the Bengals want?".  I think the Bengals want AJ to retire a Bengal.  I think they want to help him get to the HOF.  That will be a huge challenge given the financial implications you guys have discussed.  I know they love him internally.  

Who is AJ right now?  I have no idea.  One thing I no longer want is a guy (or more specifically group of guys) that look completely uninterested in playing against teams like the steelers.  

How much of this is on the coaches?  AZ has found ways to keep LFitz involved despite a declined set of skills, but I don't want to move AJ to the slot in lieu of having Boyd already.  

Is he still fighting an injury?  I have no idea, again.  His age and his performance makes him appear to be a very limited value when guys like Auden Tate provide a potentially better skill set for millions less.  

Either way, it is going to be a very difficult decision for both team and AJ.