TroyF
11-13-2003, 09:51 AM
I usually agree with most of what's written on their website. Today, there was something that kind of confused me though.
They were talking about the Bengals locking up Chad Johnson for five more years. They made the point that he should have been signed a couple of weeks ago so the bonus could have started on the 2003 cap number, instead of the 2004 number.
I was with them for most of that point. Then they wrote a "quote" from a scout:
Yeah, the guy is good. But not that good. Plus, most of the time this guy has been playing the team is behind . . . against a prevent defense. With that scenario no wonder he gets so many balls-especially since most of their other receivers suck."
OK, who in the hell is this guy scouting for? Has he watched a Bengal game this season? Lets look at some clear cut facts:
1) The Bengals have only been behind by a lot of points in one game this season. The opening week. They are currently sitting at 4-5 with an OT loss, a three point loss at Oakland, a 7 point loss to the Steelers and a 3 point loss to the Cardinals. Johnson has scored 4 of his 5 TD's in Cincy wins, including the game winning TD catch against the Seahawks.
2) While the other Cincy WR may not be the best in the world, Peter Warrick is having a fantastic year. He has only a couple of catches less than Johnson and has played well all year. Combined, the two Cincy WR have 94 catches for 1271 yards. Marvin Harrison and Reggie Wayne have combined for 96 catches and 1297 yards.
3) He's currently third in yards for all WR in the NFL, trailing only Moss and Holt. If we take his last 7 games from 2002 and combine them with his first 9 from this year, you get these numbers:
83 cathces, 1515 yards, 18.25 yards per catch, 7 TD.
Granted, the TD numbers probably need to go up a tad, but I'm pretty sure we could all live with those numbers in our FOFC online leagues. :)
Maybe they should have waited until early next year to give the extension, but I don't see how locking this guy up now is a bad thing.
TroyF
They were talking about the Bengals locking up Chad Johnson for five more years. They made the point that he should have been signed a couple of weeks ago so the bonus could have started on the 2003 cap number, instead of the 2004 number.
I was with them for most of that point. Then they wrote a "quote" from a scout:
Yeah, the guy is good. But not that good. Plus, most of the time this guy has been playing the team is behind . . . against a prevent defense. With that scenario no wonder he gets so many balls-especially since most of their other receivers suck."
OK, who in the hell is this guy scouting for? Has he watched a Bengal game this season? Lets look at some clear cut facts:
1) The Bengals have only been behind by a lot of points in one game this season. The opening week. They are currently sitting at 4-5 with an OT loss, a three point loss at Oakland, a 7 point loss to the Steelers and a 3 point loss to the Cardinals. Johnson has scored 4 of his 5 TD's in Cincy wins, including the game winning TD catch against the Seahawks.
2) While the other Cincy WR may not be the best in the world, Peter Warrick is having a fantastic year. He has only a couple of catches less than Johnson and has played well all year. Combined, the two Cincy WR have 94 catches for 1271 yards. Marvin Harrison and Reggie Wayne have combined for 96 catches and 1297 yards.
3) He's currently third in yards for all WR in the NFL, trailing only Moss and Holt. If we take his last 7 games from 2002 and combine them with his first 9 from this year, you get these numbers:
83 cathces, 1515 yards, 18.25 yards per catch, 7 TD.
Granted, the TD numbers probably need to go up a tad, but I'm pretty sure we could all live with those numbers in our FOFC online leagues. :)
Maybe they should have waited until early next year to give the extension, but I don't see how locking this guy up now is a bad thing.
TroyF