In the presence of greatness

As Bengal fans we are in the presence of greatness every time AJ Green and Geno Atkins take the field wearing our colors. These young men are seriously unreal and both have an opportunity to become legends. I know they have a long way to go but they have showed me nothing that would allow me doubt their abilities. Atkins and AJ Green are superstars in the making and the kind of talent that franchises dream about.

I could drop a ton of stats comparing these young bucks to all-time greats at their positions at this point in their careers. I am tempted but I will not go that route. I will simply place their career numbers in key stat areas with the amount of games they have played. I understand the Bengals fan base is as fragile as they come. If you are not as super excited as a horny pimple faced teen on prom night being a Bengals fan getting to watch these guys play on Sundays, Mondays and sometimes Thursdays you are broken inside. I can not wait to see what AJ and Geno are going do for the the rest of the season.

AJ Green – 25 Games / 1,968 Receiving Yards / 17 Touchdowns

 

Geno Atkins – 42 Games / 97 Tackles / 18.5 Sacks / 5 Forced Fumbles 

This is a new kind of superstar for the Bengals. Soft spoken and humble off the field but all out competitors that win way more than they lose on game days. The lack of headline smack these guys feed the media has kept them both a secret for the most part. The fantasy football world has known about AJ Green since he arrived in the NFL but Geno is relativity unknown by most NFL fans. Let’s hope the amount of attention the media gave AJ for the holes in the Giants defense gibber jabber does not lead to more bulletin board quotes from AJ. I never thought the statement was worthy of the reaction Antrel Rolle gave to reporters during the week. We all know Rolle had his chance to deal with AJ and I think we know how that turned out. 

WHO DEY!!!