Tee Higgins going foward.

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(03-26-2022, 12:47 PM)SHRacerX Wrote: I love Tee.  The fact that he grew up a Bengals fan, his story, and his toughness before and after the catch.  When you are next to the guy, you realize how damn big he is, but he can fly.  

Will they pay him?  Here's the thing:  I think the cap WILL skyrocket.  The revenue from gambling will be massive.  Maybe that makes some of us feel a little slimy, but it is reality:  People bet, and at least now the NFL will profit from it.  

With the skyrocketing cap, they will be able to (and will need to) have at least two top flight WRs.  Maybe three.  Higgins might want absurd dollars or he might want to win a lot of titles with Burrow and Company.     Either way, the Bengals will need to draft another speed merchant in this year's draft for depth and improvement at WR4.

As far as saying he is close to or even better than AJ:  One thing we forget about Green is that for much of his career, he was the main option.  Some would say he was the only option.  Dalton forced it to him so much that it was also where most of his balls got picked off.  Tee benefits from Chase on the other side, although one could argue that Tee's rookie season he was the #1 WR.  

If you go by simple production, I think Tee can actually outperform AJ by career....I sure hope he does it here.  Today's NFL is so slanted to offense, and with a QB like Burrow, there is no way a healthy Tee isn't pulling in 1000 yards and 10 TDs each and every season he is out there with the likes of Chase, Boyd, and now Hurst.  

I know Im the only Bengals fan that would proclaim
Tee Higgins on the same level or a just a tad better
Than A.J.  I understand it. Green is a sure fire Bengals
RoH future menber. 

But A.J's and Tee's 1st 2 years arent that drastic in 
Comparison stats wise. 
The number that sticks out to me are the number of targets over the 2-yrs 
Green 279 
Higgins 218. What if Higgie had that many targets
In his 1st yrs? 
I think overall Higgins has caught a higher% of his targets than Green has over 2-years

A.J only averaged 7 yds more per game in his 2 year
Than Tee. Yeah I know,A.J faced more #1 CBs 
Etc etc. But Tee has shown the same ability to
Take over games as AJ did. 
Jamar had such a dominant rookie year it overshadowed the improvement Tee made in year 2.

I think the Bengals really need to retain Higgins 
He is just as important to this offense as Chase is