stillers4me
11-13-2011, 09:51 AM
For a franchise that has been to two Super Bowls, won eight division titles since its inception in 1968 and was founded by one of the greatest pioneers in National Football League history, it seems disrespectful at least and curious at best that the Cincinnati Bengals can claim only one player in the Pro Football Hall of Fame as their own -- tackle Anthony Munoz.
Such disregard might seem surprising because the history of the Bengals is littered with an impressive collection of quarterbacks who, at various points in their career, were considered the best at their position: Ken Anderson, the only quarterback ever to lead the league in passing in two different decades; Boomer Esiason, the NFL's Most Valuable Player in 1998 who holds a number of league records for a left-handed quarterback; and even Carson Palmer, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2003 draft who led the Bengals to two playoff appearances in five seasons.
Strangely, the quarterback who might have been the best one of all never really lasted more than one magical season with the Bengals..............
Read more @ http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11317/1189363-66.stm
Such disregard might seem surprising because the history of the Bengals is littered with an impressive collection of quarterbacks who, at various points in their career, were considered the best at their position: Ken Anderson, the only quarterback ever to lead the league in passing in two different decades; Boomer Esiason, the NFL's Most Valuable Player in 1998 who holds a number of league records for a left-handed quarterback; and even Carson Palmer, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2003 draft who led the Bengals to two playoff appearances in five seasons.
Strangely, the quarterback who might have been the best one of all never really lasted more than one magical season with the Bengals..............
Read more @ http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11317/1189363-66.stm