12-11-2015, 01:47 PM
(12-11-2015, 12:45 PM)ochocincos Wrote: Collinsworth played eight years in the NFL, all for Cincy. He had just under 7000 rec yards and just 36 TDs.
He's definitely not in front of Chad. Chad exceeded 10,000 receiving yards and 66 TDs for the Bengals in 10 seasons.
He's close to, but IMO is not in front of Carl Pickens, who also nearly 7000 rec yards but 63 rec TDs.
Same scenario when compared to Isaac Curtis, who had just over 7000 rec yards and 53 TDs.
Green is on pace to be the best (or second best) WR in Bengals history. In just his fifth season, he's already amassed 5911 rec yards and 42 TDs. He should exceed the franchise career receiving yards and TDs marks by the end of his Bengals career (contract through 2019 and might go out another year or two with another extension, giving him 10+ seasons).
So in terms of Top 5 right now, I'd probably put...
1) Chad Johnson
2) AJ Green (given current production, but could become top by end)
3) Isaac Curtis
4) Carl Pickens
5) Cris Collinsworth
While a lot of it is splitting hairs, I'd place:
1. AJ Green (He needs to get back to fighting for contested balls more, and diving for the touch catch. He fought like Hell for contested balls until he got hurt doing it against Pittsburgh his rookie year. Since then, I think he's gotten gun shy... He also used to dive for balls until the injury scare during of the 2013 training camp.)
2. Isaac Curtis (This guy was insane to watch. The stats are tough to get excited about because it was a different era of football, but he was amazing. He is the reason Ken Anderson has the stats to knock on the door of the Hall of Fame.)
3. Chad Johnson (Perhaps the most gifted receiver in Bengals history, but realized slightly less of his potential... He was a big kid at heart. He loved the diving catch too much, and didn't have the focus to be more precise in his routes. The guy could outrun anyone, and catch anything with his fingertips. He just didn't always do what he was supposed to, and I'd swear he adjusted routes for the drama of a diving catch.)
4. Carl Pickens (Spectacularly gifted hands, route running, and leaping ability. The losing was too much, though. Kind of a selfish jerk... Would have been cool to have seen if he would have been a better team player in a different era of the organization)
5. Cris Collinsworth (Honestly, the least physically gifted of these receivers. He was the Puritan work ethic poster child, though. Worked harder, studied more, and did what he could do with Swiss precision.)
