07-21-2017, 02:09 AM
I go with Dillon. He carried that team. Not very far, but he gave defenses something to fear. That, and my first Bengals game was Dillon's record setter vs the Broncos. I'm pretty biased.
Greatest Bengals RB: Dillon or Brooks?
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07-21-2017, 02:09 AM
I go with Dillon. He carried that team. Not very far, but he gave defenses something to fear. That, and my first Bengals game was Dillon's record setter vs the Broncos. I'm pretty biased.
07-21-2017, 11:03 AM
Mixon !!!
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07-21-2017, 11:20 AM
Zac Taylor 2019-2020: 6 total wins
Zac Taylor 2021-2022: Double-digit wins each season, plus 5 postseason wins Zac Taylor 2023: 9 wins despite losing Burrow half the season Zac Taylor 2024: Started 1-4. If he can turn this into a playoff appearance, it will be impressive. Sorry for Party Rocking!
07-21-2017, 12:33 PM
(07-21-2017, 01:53 AM)wolfkaosaun Wrote: Dillon and it's not even close. Akili Smith Scott Mitchell Gus Frerotte Jon Kitna Paul Justin Neil O'Donnell Jeff Blake Boomer Esiason Didn't even have to look it up.
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07-22-2017, 11:56 AM
Yep Corey Dillon did more with less around him.
He was a HOF rb with a bunch CFL caliber players around him. I remember a game I went to in Cleveland And the Bengals has a paltry 79 yards passing with either Scott Mitchell or Akili Smith The rest if the offense....Corey Dillon That was 80 percent of his career as a Bengal He was our Walter Payton circa 1976 to 1982
07-22-2017, 01:40 PM
(07-21-2017, 12:33 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: Akili Smith Yepppp. Gotta give you credit there. And the TD:INT ratio during Dillon's tenure here? 120:116 3 of the 7 seasons Dillon was here, the offense threw more INTs than TDs. And in 1 season the offense threw as many TDs and INTs. During those 4 years? 53:80
07-22-2017, 03:12 PM
I picked Brooks but I should have abstained. Dillon and Brooks were both two bad, tough mo fo's for the Bengals. Aggressive yard after contact backs.
07-23-2017, 12:30 PM
(07-22-2017, 01:40 PM)wolfkaosaun Wrote: Yepppp. Gotta give you credit there. Sadly, that's better than I expected. How about the passer ratings for those QBs while they played with Dillon? Akili Smith - 52.8 (How this guy doesn't get more talk as the worst bust of all-time is beyond me. He was worse than Ryan Leaf or JaMarcus Russell) Scott Mitchell - 44.0 (How this guy was worse than Akili is beyond me. How he played in 9 games and started 5 is also puzzling) Jeff Blake - 77.7 (His best years were before Dillon was drafted) Jon Kitna - 74.6 (outside of 2003 when CD barely played, Kitna had a 69.2 rating in 2 seasons) Boomer- 106.9 (Looked great in 5 starts...then Mikey let him walk) Gus Frerotte- 46.9 (most known for throwing that lefty INT on opening day. Started 3 games) Neil O'Donnell- 90.2 (the definition of "game manager"...rating looks good, but we were 27th in points scored) Paul Justin- 60.7 (Actually started 3 games. 3 forgettable losses) Kinda puts it in perspective, eh?
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07-23-2017, 02:24 PM
It's Dillon for me. The teams that he posted those numbers on were often dreadful. From 97-2003 we had one .500 season. He also ran like an AFC north back should....seven shades of nasty.
07-23-2017, 05:32 PM
(07-19-2017, 02:05 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Brooks Teammates... Funny, I remember more of Jeff Blake as QB, than Akili Smith. Anyway. Brooks more a product of the team, and that marvelous OL. They could have likely gotten similar production out of most any respectable RB. Dillon, on the other hand, had to carry the team. He was the big threat that teams had to defend, in order to allow Blake and Pickens, Scott to hook up. Teams HAD to sell out to stop the run, which allowed so many deep balls to be wide open. Volson is meh, but I like him, and he has far exceeded my expectations -Frank Booth 1/9/23
07-23-2017, 05:50 PM
(07-21-2017, 12:33 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: Akili Smith ____________________________________________________________
07-24-2017, 12:46 PM
(07-19-2017, 11:09 AM)Pat5775 Wrote: Since I was born in 1988, I don't remember much of Brooks (if anything). So my opinion may be biased but Corey Dillon all the way. Back in... I want to say 1998, I got my very first Bengal jerseys. It was Corey Dillon in white, I also bought a black Jeff Blake jersey that same day. Clearance rack, nobody in upstate New York wanted Bengal merchandise, especially in large youth sizes. Obviously, my allowance money was more than enough to get two (how sad is that?) I feel your pain having lived in central New Jersey. No Bengal gear around there but I was able to get my hands on some stuff. I'm a bit older than you. My first #28 jersey was Larry Kinnebrew.
07-24-2017, 12:51 PM
(07-23-2017, 05:32 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: Funny, I remember more of Jeff Blake as QB, than Akili Smith. Anyway. Brooks more a product of the team, and that marvelous OL. They could have likely gotten similar production out of most any respectable RB. Dillon, on the other hand, had to carry the team. He was the big threat that teams had to defend, in order to allow Blake and Pickens, Scott to hook up. Teams HAD to sell out to stop the run, which allowed so many deep balls to be wide open. I was composing an answer in my mind but felt it would be pretty much the same as what Sunset wrote. You have to go Corey Dillon even if it pains me to vote against James Brooks. My favorite all-time sports person, regardless of sport, is James Brooks. He was effing awesome. He was 5'7" of pure speed with some power. He ran over many bigger players during his career. That said, he did have an awesome line and a great cast around him. Corey Dillon did not. Just look at the linemen he had blocking for him (as well as the QB's) and you would puke. It's a wonder he had any success at all.
07-25-2017, 08:53 AM
(07-19-2017, 02:27 PM)Wyche Wrote: LMAO....just teasin' you. This pretty much sums it up for me. And, although people are correct in saying those Dillon teams were devoid of skill position talent, they had a damn good offensive line. Someone pointed out that Dillon had the rookie rushing record and the NFL rushing record at one time, and that is a very good point. I guess I still pick Brooks because I remember all that he allowed the offense to do because of his versatility. The so-called "jet" package where both Brooks and Woods were on the field...there were times Brooks would play the lead blocker like a fullback! He would smoke guys in such a manner you would swear he was more than the 205 lbs or whatever he was listed. If we tend to rank QBs on wins and championships, shouldn't that come in to play just a bit on these two players? Brooks was a huge part of what the Bengals did on offense and they were virtually unstoppable.
07-26-2017, 04:21 PM
Dillon is the greatest Bengals RB hands down but i love Brooks and accidentally voted for him lol
07-26-2017, 04:26 PM
07-26-2017, 04:38 PM
Since I watched them both play, I have to say that they were both good. But I'm going with Dillon.
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