For those that can remember the Blake years

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(05-11-2020, 10:45 AM)fredtoast Wrote: 1.  No other team made Boomer a better offer, so no way we can blame Brown for him not coming back.

2.  Those '95 to '97 teams also had some talented players on defense,  John Copeland and Dan Wilkerson were both very good D-linemen, CB Ashley Ambrose had 8 interceptions and was All Pro in '96. LB James Francis and Safety Darryl Williams both went to Pro Bowls after they left the Bengals

2.  Blake had a good RB every season.... '95 Harold Green (Pro Bowl '92), '96 (Garrison Hearst (Pro Bowl '98, '01), '97 Corey Dillon (4 time Pro Bowl)

Fred
Blake had very underachieving running attacks when he was 
The starter. Harold Green was a 1st Rd flop when Blake took controls. He barely broke 600 yds in his best season when Blake was under center 
Garrison Hearst had better years after his one year I'm Cincy 
But his one year was forgettable. He had 0 TDS. 
as a matter of fact he amassed 600.touches and had a blistering 3 TDS to show for it 
Other defenses never had to put a extra man in the box 
Vs the Bengals 
Nobody feared Hearst Green or I think Bienemy.

The Bengals defenses had high 1st RD picks that really failed 
To be dominant.i considered Copeland and Wilkinson to be soft 
At times