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Greg Little must be trustworthy and consistent in return to Bengals

 

CINCINNATI -- The day after his Cincinnati Bengals lost to the Colts in the wild-card round of the playoffs, Marvin Lewis, as he does at the end of every season, held exit meetings with each player on the team.

When it came time for Greg Little to enter the head coach's office, the receiver was hellbent on imparting a simple message.

"Give me a chance to have a training camp here," Little told Lewis. "I know how special I think the offense can be. I just want to be part of that."  Almost two months later, on February 27, that chance seemed like it wouldn't come. Little was cut that day, released to free agency.

But when promising second-year wide out James Wright was formally placed on the Bengals' injured reserve earlier this week, a spot came open in the receiver rotation. The Bengals brought in five players for a tryout Thursday and signed two. Little was one. The other, Desmond Lawrence, took the place of Cobi Hamilton who had just been cut.

Little's training camp chance came to fruition. This time around, Lewis wants to see if Little can be trusted and showcase consistency.

"He's in a good spot for his career; [26] years old," Lewis said. "This may be his last stop to get it done right. So he has to toe the line in every area.

"He has to do it day in and day out, week in and week out. That's important. There has to be some consistency. The quarterback has to be able to count on him, the receiver coach has to count on him, the offensive coordinator and the head coach and the special-teams coach, for everything we do around here."

Little has spent parts of the past two years with three teams, getting cut by the Browns and Raiders before signing with the Bengals in the middle of last season. In six games, he had six catches for 69 yards. His second game in a Bengals uniform, Week 8 against Baltimore, he caught three passes, including one that put Cincinnati in goal-line territory late on what proved to be a game-winning drive.

Lewis said clutch receptions like that one wasn't the only reason the Bengals brought Little back.

"It was also coming back trying to peel a guy off Jeremy [Hill], effort plays that showed in being physical and so forth," Lewis said. "Now is a chance to continue on that physical path, stay quiet, be seen and not heard, and do the right things all the way through."

Not long after Little's initial arrival to the Queen City last fall he told reporters the prime-time game against the Browns -- the team that drafted him and cut him; without just cause, he felt -- was "personal."

Ultimately, he recorded one eight-yard catch in the Bengals' 24-3 loss.

 

 

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Mehh, a guy who has caught less than half his targets as a pro is simply not a guy we should be worried about.  He is camp fodder.   A decent vet will be available once camp cuts begin and that will be the end of the discussion. Lets be honest, if he hasn't learned to catch properly by the age of 26 there is little chance he will finally get it.

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