(07-11-2018, 11:18 AM)CornerBlitz Wrote: If you've never heard of Matt Waldman I suggest you follow him on twitter. In any case, here's an very short but interesting piece on our elite WR.


"It was true seven years ago and it remains true today: As good as Julio Jones is, I’d still take A.J. Green first. The Bengals receiver isn’t the runner Jones is, but he’s a more well-rounded route runner, withstands physical play with the ball in the air as well as any receiver in the league, and catches the ball better than Jones."


https://mattwaldmanrsp.com/2018/07/09/rsp-nfl-lens-the-greatness-of-a-j-green-vs-aqib-talib/

(07-11-2018, 01:13 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: Yeah, i wouldn't take Julio over AJ either, close though, both are studs i just like AJ and his game better.

If Dalton has a pocket to step into AJ should have his best year this year. Last year was very frustrating for him and we
all saw it when he beat up Ramsey's helmet. Frustrating for all of us but you could really see it with AJ.

(07-11-2018, 02:24 PM)Tiger Teeth Wrote: I think you are dead on.  With time, AJ will get open, and Dalton will find him.  And if Ross pans out, he can help take pressure off AJ.

(07-13-2018, 08:30 AM)SHRacerX Wrote: I am the only one who is not putting AJ at the top of this list, but at the bottom...here's why. Fear. I watch how other teams defend Jones, Beckham, and I wlll add Hopkins (who I think is the best out of all of them) and they are petrified at being beat over the top. I think AJ, as more of a long-strider, needs more time to get open and we simply don't have that out of scheme, line play, or a combination of both.

That is why I was so sold on the addition of Ross....a Tyreek Hill-type that can take a quick slant 90 yards if they play off coverage and he makes a tackler whiff.

Aj Green does amazing things, but there are many long stretches of the game where he looked uninterested. I am sure he is very frustrated with the team's performance the past two season. I need to see the "the ball is mine when it is in the air" AJ Green of a few years ago. I remember he snagged a deep pass against the Browns in his rookie season and when he caught it you literally heard this "THWACK" as his hands snagged the ball. I am hopeful Lazor and the new WR coach can bring it out of him again

(07-13-2018, 08:55 AM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: Total BS.

(07-13-2018, 10:05 AM)GreenCornBengal Wrote: I wouldn’t say it’s total BS. There are definitely times when AJ is mentally depleted and seems lost. As other posters have noted, it’s the boiled up frustration from being the hardest working guy on a futile offense.

(07-13-2018, 08:55 AM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: Total BS.

(07-13-2018, 10:23 AM)SHRacerX Wrote: You say this because you attend every home game, watch every coaches cut each game, and single out players?  I try to look at things from Dalton's point of view.  And AJ absolutely, at times, looked disinterested and wasn't a factor for long stretches.  That doesn't mean I don't think he is a transcendent talent, but he doesn't always seem to have the drive.  

(07-13-2018, 10:24 AM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: Frustration and looking lost or uninterested are totally different things.

Accusing AJ Green of taking plays off for “long stretches” is absolutely ridiculous. I only wish some here would hold the QB to such high scrutiny instead of making every excuse under the sun when things don’t go right for him.

(07-13-2018, 10:24 AM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: Frustration and looking lost or uninterested are totally different things.

Accusing AJ Green of taking plays off for “long stretches” is absolutely ridiculous. I only wish some here would hold the QB to such high scrutiny instead of making every excuse under the sun when things don’t go right for him.

(07-13-2018, 12:00 PM)sandwedge Wrote: Yeah, Dalton has never been scrutinized..... Green is human and loses focus at times (see Buffalo game) and has at times dropped a pass at a critical time during the game (home game vs Pittsburgh). So yeah he should be scrutinized for that...

(07-13-2018, 12:26 PM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: Again, dropping passes is totally different than taking plays off or acting disinterested.

Name me a WR that doesn’t occasionally have a big drop? I’ll wait...

(07-11-2018, 06:14 PM)The Caped Crusader Wrote: If we can block for Dalton, I bet AJ will be back to what he was. He's forgotten because of the system that fails him. Yet, still puts up solid numbers (he had more touchdown catches than Julio, and we had the worst offense).

(07-13-2018, 08:30 AM)SHRacerX Wrote: I am the only one who is not putting AJ at the top of this list, but at the bottom...here's why.  Fear.  I watch how other teams defend Jones, Beckham, and I wlll add Hopkins (who I think is the best out of all of them) and they are petrified at being beat over the top.  I think AJ, as more of a long-strider, needs more time to get open and we simply don't have that out of scheme, line play, or a combination of both.

That is why I was so sold on the addition of Ross....a Tyreek Hill-type that can take a quick slant 90 yards if they play off coverage and he makes a tackler whiff.

Aj Green does amazing things, but there are many long stretches of the game where he looked uninterested.  I am sure he is very frustrated with the team's performance the past two season.  I need to see the "the ball is mine when it is in the air" AJ Green of a few years ago.  I remember he snagged a deep pass against the Browns in his rookie season and when he caught it you literally heard this "THWACK" as his hands snagged the ball.  I am hopeful Lazor and the new WR coach can bring it out of him again