Hypothetical here. If you had a say in the decisions and someone was trying to trade for MJ, what would they have to offer? For me, it'd have to be a second.
I came across this video tonight and thought it would be worth posting.
Some noteworthy similarities between this team and our current team.
Very good OL
Excellent CBs: Louis Breeden and Ken Riley, two great ones.
Lots of good receivers: Collinsworth, Isaac Curtis (aging) and Dan Ross.
Big running back
QB with the number 14
Best LB number 55
As per Element's request, i wanted to let everyone know that I wil be able to watch the Bengals-Ravens game this Sunday (barring no issues with my internet or laptop).
So everyone remember what a hot item Gio was before the season started last year? He was getting a lot of national attention as one of the guys most likely to have a big breakout season. Although he had a solid season (1000+ yards from scrimmage and 7 td in just 13 games) many people here were down on him pretty hard.
But now he is playing like everyone thought he would before last season started. Maybe Gio has somehow breached the boundaries of the time/space continuum and is having his '14 season now instead of last year. And if so, when was the season he had last year from? Sometime in his thirties? Maybe around the time that he discovers the secret of time travel?
Gordon shredded us, but he made some great runs and earned most of what he got. It wasn't so much missed tackles as it was Gordon making people miss. I knew he put up really big numbers in college, but so have a lot of other RBs from Wisconsin. This was the first time I have watched him play a full game, and he looks legit. He seems to have all the physical skills, plus he sees the field very well. That is the most underrated skill in a RB, and also one of the hardest to test for. You just have to watch them play to tell if they have good field vision..
It is easy to see gaps open when watching from above, but at field level it is just 22 guys running around at all different speeds and directions. It is a special gift to be able to take in all that information and process it quick enough to know where the hole is going to open. It is what makes Adam Jones an elite return man. And Gordon has it. He was cutting back hard onto holes where ever they appeared. Very strong and decisive.
If I played fantasy football I get him. I think he will be a good NFL RB.
Bengals offensive coordinator Hue Jackson did not like what he saw from A.J. Green during one play in Sunday's win over San Diego, and he let him know about it.
It happened early in the fourth quarter with the Bengals inside the Chargers' 5-yard line. Quarterback Andy Dalton was looking for Green on a quick screen, but his pass was tipped by linebacker Melvin Ingram. As corner Jason Verrett went for the interception, Green didn't exactly hustle to make a play for the ball, although it looked like he also may have slipped on the play. Luckily for Green -- and the Bengals -- Verrett didn't come up with the pick, and the Bengals scored on the very next play to go ahead 24-13.
Regardless of whether Green slipped, Jackson had a simple message for Green.
"It's as simple as that: There's the ball," Jackson said via the Cincinnati Enquirer. "See ball, get ball. It's just what we do. I think the mindset of how we go about things is starting to change, and it has to continue to change as we ratchet this thing up as we keep going."
Asked if he spoke with Green about the play, Jackson responded in the affirmative.
"Yes I have," Jackson said. "I don't miss anything. We need to continue to grow. We're not there yet. We're still a work in progress. But it's fun to have a lot of work to do and be 2-0. To have a lot of work to do and have some of the success we have had. Because what you're selling, guys buy. It makes sense. So we'll just keep chugging away at it and continue to get better."
I found this article on MSN, and it referenced the Cincinnati Enquirer, but I couldn't find the original article in a cursory search. However I think it's high time that the coaches said something to AJ about his not playing every play at 100% all the way through the whistle. Hopefully this motivates AJ to become even better, and fight more for marginal passes.
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