OBJ

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(06-29-2022, 01:42 PM)Ell Prez Wrote: Why would he be a #4? The nfl is changing. The more weapons you have the better. We have 2 #1 receivers. Why not have 3#1. Higgins and OBJ on the outside, Boyd and chase in the slot. Not every play, but Burrow is gonna throw for 5,000 yards. There’s enough to feed all 4. Plus he’s insurance in case anyone is banged up for the playoffs.

OBJ hasn't been a #1 in anything other than his mind, and some of the media that still loves him based off past hype, since 2016.


Even with the Rams, he had 593 yards in 12 games (including playoffs). They just force fed him in the red zone to keep him happy so he got some TDs, and that was when he was the 2nd best receiving target on the offense, not the 4th.

He wouldn't be happy being "insurance", and there's absolutely no reason to have Chase, Higgins, or Boyd on the field less to appease him, because they're all better than him. The Bengals do need a guy who will be a productive #4 WR, but they don't need one who will be rocking the boat because he thinks he's a #1 WR.

OBJ is the Yasiel Puig of the NFL. Lots of big success early in a big market that didn't last, but the hype, name recognition, ego, and antics have lasted.