Are AJ/Dalton the best

[Essex Johnson]

(08-04-2016, 04:50 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Maybe in the future. Not sure 5 years is ever enough to say "best ever" for much of anything.

Wasn't that long ago they picked JJo and Whitworth back-to-back.
Before that they had Justin Smith/Chad Johnson.
Also throw Darryl Williams/Carl Pickens in that convo too.




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I would say "yes" they are and here is why compared to your list

JJo played 5 years only with Bengals and has received more honors with Texans than with Bengals so just not enough impact for his 5 years compared to Dalton and Green.

Smith : solid player but again became a great player after he left Bengals, Chad was very good but AJ is better in his first 5 years in my opinion

Williams/Pickens:  Williams played just 4 years with Bengals, Picken solid but together no way they have had the impact of Dalton and Green.

I would put I would put Palmer and Steinbach up there though Steinbach left after 4 seasons.

The tough part here is you are talking about two premier positions in QB and WR, so I feel a bit harder to compare with other positions.

In the end though what Dalton and Green have done in their first 5 years in my opinion clearly puts them ahead of any other top 2 picks for the Bengals.