Higgins comments

[jj22]

This discussion about elite concerns me. We swore Justin Smith wasn't elite and he left and got all the accolades for being elite. Same with Bates. Same with Jonathan J, a well respected (after he left the Bengals) CB in the league. Probowl CB. Same with Zeitler, Steinbach... Whit never got to a probowl but when he left he was suddenly the GOAT LT and a league darling. Even after all of his time with the Bengals better known by league fans as a Ram. The list goes on and on but I don't need to go too far back to see the players we didn't consider elite that once they leave the Bengals became stars.