(11-03-2016, 07:15 AM)Wyche Wrote: AJ may very well go down as one of the best to ever play the game.  He has drastically improved upon his only weakness.....physicality.  He is becoming a brute out there. He also has a penchant for coming back to the ball more.  

(11-03-2016, 01:22 AM)Shake n Blake Wrote: I thought that was already the only one that's retired? I guess it's "unofficially" retired cuz no one ever wears it.

Either way, I agree with you. 78 should be first, although there's at least 5 numbers that should already be retired if Brown had any sense.

(11-03-2016, 10:12 AM)WeezyBengal Wrote: AJ has not been better than Chad so far in his career, but he is well on his way to being better.

People forget just how good Chad was. Only receiver to lead the conference in receiving yards 4 years straight.He also did a ton to turn the franchise around and to make the Bengals cool again.

(11-03-2016, 10:59 AM)Shake n Blake Wrote: FIFY

@bfine: picking nits, but I'd put him behind Calvin physically. Calvin was 6'5" with 4.35 speed in his prime. I'd also put him behind Randy in that category. Other than those 2, I struggle to think of anyone better physically. 

It's a shame this team has 2 or 3 possible HOF's on it and we still haven't wona playoff game yet.

(11-02-2016, 05:27 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: http://www.espn.com/blog/cincinnati-bengals/post/_/id/24684/chad-johnson-a-j-green-greatest-bengals-receiver-of-all-time

Before this year, I would've made an argument that they were on similar levels, but AJ has taken his game up a notch this year. Very classy and humble quotes from Chad. Of course I'm sure that will earn him zero points with Chad haters.

(11-03-2016, 10:59 AM)Shake n Blake Wrote: @bfine: picking nits, but I'd put him behind Calvin physically. Calvin was 6'5" with 4.35 speed in his prime. I'd also put him behind Randy in that category. Other than those 2, I struggle to think of anyone better physically. 

(11-02-2016, 11:59 PM)CKwi88 Wrote: This was up for debate?

(11-03-2016, 01:58 PM)Atomic Orange Wrote: Absolutely. As of right now, today, Chad is winning. Chad also played in a different era which is strange to say considering it wasn't that long ago. It was a more balanced kind of football...and much much better in my humble opinion compared to today's pass happy game. Thanks Peyton

(11-03-2016, 12:52 PM)JustcallmeDaddy Wrote: One potenial HOF'er and that is Green

(11-03-2016, 01:09 PM)bfine32 Wrote: Well I was just considering Bengal WRs

(11-03-2016, 01:58 PM)Atomic Orange Wrote: Absolutely. As of right now, today, Chad is winning. Chad also played in a different era which is strange to say considering it wasn't that long ago. It was a more balanced kind of football...and much much better in my humble opinion compared to today's pass happy game. Thanks Peyton

(11-03-2016, 02:16 PM)CKwi88 Wrote: The only reason it's a debate is the fact that Chad's career is over. 

As long as AJ stays healthy, and doesn't end his career headbutting his wife, we'll be comparing AJ to all time greats like Rice, Moss and others, rather than second tier greats like Chad Johnson. 

(11-03-2016, 03:02 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: Have to agree with CK.

(11-03-2016, 03:12 PM)Atomic Orange Wrote: That's disappointing. 

(11-03-2016, 01:22 AM)Shake n Blake Wrote: I thought that was already the only one that's retired? I guess it's "unofficially" retired cuz no one ever wears it.

Either way, I agree with you. 78 should be first, although there's at least 5 numbers that should already be retired if Brown had any sense.

(11-03-2016, 03:31 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: Sorry man, you make great points but it is about impossible for me to think Chad was better than AJ will ever be.

(11-03-2016, 04:49 PM)Atomic Orange Wrote: It has nothing to do with that.  It's that you agreed with such a vile post towards Chad. I'm not going to defend the altercation he had with his "wife" (ahem gold digger), but i will point out that was the only time he has been in trouble. And then there was the second tier bash. 

Dude has a agenda. He could have left that stuff out. The numbers speak for themselves and prime Johnson was hardly "2nd tier".

(11-03-2016, 10:22 AM)WeezyBengal Wrote: Through the first years of their careers, AJ has more yards and catches than Jerry Rice. I know its a long ways off and Rice was just so damn good after his first few years in the league, but its not far fetched to think AJ could end up being the best receiver of all time. 

Hes got a great start and hes only going to get better. He also seems to stay relatively healthy every year. 

(11-03-2016, 07:42 PM)CKwi88 Wrote: It's not an agenda, it's facts. 

When people discuss the best WRs of all time in the future, Chad's name won't be thrown around between players like Rice, Moss, Irvin, Owens, or Marvin Harrison. 

He'll be mentioned alongside other great players like Reggie Wayne, Andre Johnson, and Torry Holt among others. 

And if AJ continues like he has, again barring health or fizzling out of the league for whatever reason, my money is that people will be grouping him with the former group, and not the second. 

(11-03-2016, 09:16 PM)rfaulk34 Wrote: Any wide receiver wanting to challenge Rice needs to be willing to take the punishment for 2 decades, like he did. 

(11-03-2016, 09:22 PM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: Multiple Super Bowl rings wouldn't hurt either.