Chad Johnson - The Dark Side Of Football

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(05-16-2021, 02:12 PM)leonardfan40 Wrote: AJ absolutely was dominant. Not the last 3 years but before that he definitely was. He has 1 fewer TD in stripes than Chad while playing 24 fewer games here. AJ averaged 74 yards/gm here while Chad averaged 71 yards/gm. AJ had a slightly higher catch rate and I think most would argue Chad had the better QB throwing him the ball.

I love them both and they are two completely different types of WR’s. Both were Top 3 WR’s in their prime. Both were dominant. Both had great Bengals careers. I’d give the slight edge to AJ, but it’s incredibly close no matter which one you choose. Anyone saying this is a clear choice must not have watched or can’t remember both of them playing well enough.

It's not really AJ's fault, but Chad still played with remnants of a different era of offense and defense schemes and rules.

That, along with calling attention to himself continually by opposing defenses gives in my opinion the edge to Chad.

You can't just ignore those variables and his outstanding footwork & hand-fighting.

AJ had the build advantage and catch radius which would give him the edge for circus catches & jump balls.

BTW wasn't Chad putting up great numbers with Kitna throwing the ball and little to no TJ on the field?