05-15-2015, 10:01 PM
QB: Boomer
HB: Dillon
FB: Neal
WR1: Chad
WR2: A.J.
WR3: T.J.
TE: Holman
LT: Munoz
LG: Whitworth
C: Braham
RG: Montoya
RT: Anderson
There's a method to some of the madness. I listed three WR's instead of two since the last 15-20 years have seen more three WR sets, and because of all positions, the Bengals have had a ton of top flight WR's. In addition, I don't necessarily believe these three to be the best 3 overall, I think their styles would mesh nicely though.
Chad as the 1, he wouldn't always win at it, but he LOVED to be (and beat) double teams. People often forget that before he went loopy he had possibly the best hands in the NFL at a time the league was oozing WR talent.
A.J. as the 2, The "1 & 2" in this situation don't really exist, both are 1's really.
T.J. was a monster in the slot, loved to do the dirty work, and while he had an ego he was always exceptional as the sidekick. Three true 1's would be a nightmare to keep happy.
Boomer over Anderson and Neal over Ickey are both for the same purpose, running and running and running some more. Boomer was one of if not the best play-action QB the NFL has ever seen. That, combined with one of the best blocking FB's in NFL history and a prototypical bell cow HB, this team would MASH. If Ickey was the FB, Dillon wouldn't get enough touches to really get going. Ickey would, but Corey wouldn't.
Holman, same mentality, better pass catching options available, but he'd be best in the run game I think.
Whit got one of the guard spots due to the Bengals also having more deserving T's than spots to give. He started his career as a G, he played G out of necessity two years ago, it isn't a stretch.
HB: Dillon
FB: Neal
WR1: Chad
WR2: A.J.
WR3: T.J.
TE: Holman
LT: Munoz
LG: Whitworth
C: Braham
RG: Montoya
RT: Anderson
There's a method to some of the madness. I listed three WR's instead of two since the last 15-20 years have seen more three WR sets, and because of all positions, the Bengals have had a ton of top flight WR's. In addition, I don't necessarily believe these three to be the best 3 overall, I think their styles would mesh nicely though.
Chad as the 1, he wouldn't always win at it, but he LOVED to be (and beat) double teams. People often forget that before he went loopy he had possibly the best hands in the NFL at a time the league was oozing WR talent.
A.J. as the 2, The "1 & 2" in this situation don't really exist, both are 1's really.
T.J. was a monster in the slot, loved to do the dirty work, and while he had an ego he was always exceptional as the sidekick. Three true 1's would be a nightmare to keep happy.
Boomer over Anderson and Neal over Ickey are both for the same purpose, running and running and running some more. Boomer was one of if not the best play-action QB the NFL has ever seen. That, combined with one of the best blocking FB's in NFL history and a prototypical bell cow HB, this team would MASH. If Ickey was the FB, Dillon wouldn't get enough touches to really get going. Ickey would, but Corey wouldn't.
Holman, same mentality, better pass catching options available, but he'd be best in the run game I think.
Whit got one of the guard spots due to the Bengals also having more deserving T's than spots to give. He started his career as a G, he played G out of necessity two years ago, it isn't a stretch.
