01-29-2016, 04:43 PM
This question always causes a lot of misunderstandings.
I think Collinsworth was a very good WR for the Bengals.
I also think he is a little overrated. A big part of that has to do with the fact that he blew up as a rookie in a Super Bowl Season. There was a big connection in the minds of Bengal fans (and national media) between Collinsworth's big Rookie of the Year season and the Bengals becoming a Super Bowl team. Also we don't think much of a rookie having 1000 receiving yards, but when Collinsworth did it in 1981 he was the first NFL player to do that since 1954.
Plus it did not hurt that he was a white WR.
I think Collinsworth was a very good WR for the Bengals.
I also think he is a little overrated. A big part of that has to do with the fact that he blew up as a rookie in a Super Bowl Season. There was a big connection in the minds of Bengal fans (and national media) between Collinsworth's big Rookie of the Year season and the Bengals becoming a Super Bowl team. Also we don't think much of a rookie having 1000 receiving yards, but when Collinsworth did it in 1981 he was the first NFL player to do that since 1954.
Plus it did not hurt that he was a white WR.
