Best Trade in Bengals History (Discussion)

[Ctfan73]

(10-14-2024, 03:01 PM)phil413 Wrote: Absolutely this.  Pete Johnon was before my time as a fan, but he was on his last legs and Cincy got 4 Pro Bowl seasons out of James.  He was a big time factor in keeping the defense honest to Boomer could go downtown to Eddie Brown and hit McGee and Holman.  Maybe I'm biased but gotta be this. 

I agree with this as well.  James Brooks was a key part of the offense for 8 years, including the '88 AFC champs.  Pete Johnson, who was our main back for years, was out of the league a year later.