The Facts:
One of the Bengals' OTA projects has been cleaning up Green's routes.
Reported by The National Football Post
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
So wrote NFP staffer Dan Pompei, who went on to note that Green had a fantastic rookie season, but the team believes he can take his game to another level with more attention to detail in his routes. "There were times last year when he wasn't as detailed as he should be in terms of getting off the line, his depths and his route running. I think some of those routes will be cleaned up," OC Jay Gruden told Pompei. "He's working on it. He's so receptive to it. Has a ways to go, but he wants to be great. With the talent he has, throw in the desire he has, the work ethic he has, and the sky is the limit." As NFL.com's Brian McIntyre reminded readers this morning, Seahawks CB Richard Sherman, a former WR at Stanford who was selected 150 spots behind Green in the 2011 NFL Draft, was critical of Green's route running following the Bengals' 34-12 win last October. "I would say he's probably one of the most overrated receivers out there," Sherman said. "He wasn't anything special. (Andy) Dalton was a good quarterback. He makes good decisions, but A.J. Green is just a lot of noise talking and bad routes." We're not ready to go that far, but anything that Green can do to improve on his outstanding rookie season is fine by us.
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