04-19-2023, 03:59 PM
(04-19-2023, 03:28 PM)WeezyBengal Wrote: I guess I was confused at the question.
Is the question who had the better career? Or who was the better player? Like, if I had to start a team today, who would I take? Takeo or Tez?
I'd take Tez for sure...not really taking into account any of the off the field stuff.
But yeah, Takeo might have had a bettter Bengals career, I agree.
That's kind of the problem though, right? Vontaze didn't have off-the-field issues - it was all on the field. AFAIK, he was never suspended or fined for anything he did out of football. It was all things he did during a game. He was a penalty machine and often suspended. If he wasn't suspended, he was injured. He was very injury prone. Outside of his two first years, which were phenomenal, he barely played 50% of available games.
If I was starting a team today, there are several linebackers I would take before I even considered Vontaze to be honest. He was just a negative asset. I think a lot of people adore him because of the "mindset" that he brought but that same mindset didn't fit the era he played in and was detrimental to the team. To be more clear, I think Takeo was the better player and had a better career. If Vontaze was able to play like he did his first two years, it would be no question. He was a force and didn't rack up penalties. That isn't the case, unfortunately.
