scharm Posted October 15, 2014 Report Share Posted October 15, 2014 What if Greg Little is the same caliber player he always was but he isn't looked upon to be the No. 1 or No. 2 or No. 3 options in an offense? Are his warts minimalized? Because offense is going to go through Green (when he gets back), Gio and Sanu. Hopefully Hill gets up in the pecking order. Little might or could become one of those annoying WRs that make one or two plays a game but they are notetable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esjbh2 Posted October 15, 2014 Report Share Posted October 15, 2014 What if Greg Little is the same caliber player he always was but he isn't looked upon to be the No. 1 or No. 2 or No. 3 options in an offense? Are his warts minimalized? Because offense is going to go through Green (when he gets back), Gio and Sanu. Hopefully Hill gets up in the pecking order. Little might or could become one of those annoying WRs that make one or two plays a game but they are notetable. Yeah, very good points. Hopefully nobody thinks/expects he's gonna compete with the likes of AJ and Sanu. The question is can he be a decent peer with Wright and provide some veteran depth and player rotation at a position that desperately needs it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|SF2| Posted October 15, 2014 Report Share Posted October 15, 2014 Josh Gordon was taunting Little and the Bengals on his twitter today A guy who is too stupid to remain eligible knowing the rules can't even taunt someone on Oakland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Tigre Posted October 15, 2014 Report Share Posted October 15, 2014 French Soldier: I don't want to talk to you no more, you empty-headed animal food trough wiper! I fart in your general direction! Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries! Sir Galahad: Is there someone else up there we can talk to? French Soldier: No, now go away or I shall taunt you a second time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_B Posted October 15, 2014 Report Share Posted October 15, 2014 Did you think of that all by yourself? #sexist. #waronwomen #isntthissupposedtobereservedforthepoliticalforum. Lighten up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_B Posted October 15, 2014 Report Share Posted October 15, 2014 You need 2 sides to make it a political issue. Does Ann Coulter really have any supporters? I hope not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FulcherVulcher33 Posted October 15, 2014 Report Share Posted October 15, 2014 I work with a lot of Cleveland Browns fans, the one cat said last night "watch little go to Cincinnati catch everything that gets thrown his way and be a star that's just Cleveland's luck" laughing my ass off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluhartz Posted October 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2014 I work with a lot of Cleveland Browns fans, the one cat said last night "watch little go to Cincinnati catch everything that gets thrown his way and be a star that's just Cleveland's luck" laughing my ass off sounds good to me.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Dr Tarzan| Posted October 16, 2014 Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 sounds good to me.... Yeh, I'm down with that, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnickyCat Posted October 16, 2014 Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 I work with a lot of Cleveland Browns fans, the one cat said last night "watch little go to Cincinnati catch everything that gets thrown his way and be a star that's just Cleveland's luck" laughing my ass offI don't expect it but as long as he is in a Bengals uniform I'll be rooting for him to catch everything in sight whenever he is out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_dish Posted October 16, 2014 Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 Hobson: "Little comes up Big" "Dalton has Huge target in Little" "Little improvement for defense :ninja: " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelWeston Posted October 16, 2014 Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 The dude has 155 career catches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saphead Posted October 16, 2014 Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 "LITTLE TO DO ABOUT NOTHING". Bengals reciever shrugs off 12 catch 165 yard performance against old foes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|schotzee| Posted October 16, 2014 Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 We need 18. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esjbh2 Posted October 16, 2014 Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 We need 18. :) Because 17 will get you 20??? :ph34r: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC Posted October 16, 2014 Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 The dude has 155 career catches ...on 311 targets. Not a good ratio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scharm Posted October 16, 2014 Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 ...on 311 targets. Not a good ratio. Who was targeting him? Dolt McCoy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelWeston Posted October 16, 2014 Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 ...on 311 targets. Not a good ratio.For ComparisonSanu: 90catches on 143 career targetsGreen: 277catches on 485 career targetsJones: 69 catches on 112 targets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmishBengalFan Posted October 16, 2014 Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 Ooooh! A stats question. Hold on... I'm on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmishBengalFan Posted October 16, 2014 Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 Looking at targets and receptions: 2011: Cleveland's QBs (McCoy + Wallace) combined for 310/570 = 54.5% Andy Dalton was 300/516 = 58.1%. Dalton = 106.6% of Cleveland's completion rate Little was 61/119 Little (if playing with Dalton) projected to 59.0/107.7 = 54.8% 2012: Cleveland's QBs (Weeden + Lewis) combined for 328/566 = 58.0% Andy Dalton was 329/528 = 62.3%. Dalton = 107.4% of Cleveland's completion rate Little was 53/94 Little (if playing with Dalton) projected to 53.1/87.7 = 60.5% 2013: Cleveland's QBs (Campbell, Weeden + Hoyer) combined for 379/681 = 55.7% Andy Dalton was 363/586 = 61.9%. Dalton = 111.1% of Cleveland's completion rate Little was 41/99 Little (if playing with Dalton) projected to 39.2/85.1 = 46.0% Cincinnati's top 3 WRs (by targets, ranked by %) in 2011 were: Green 65/115 = 56.5% Little 59.0/107.7 = 54.8% Caldwell 37/68 = 54.4% Simpson 50/105 = 47.6% Cincinnati's top 3 WRs in 2012 were: Hawkins 51/80 = 63.8% Little 53.1/87.7 = 60.5% Green 97/164 = 59.1% Jones 18/32 = 56.3% Cincinnati's top 3 WRs in 2013 were: Jones 51/80 = 63.8% Sanu 47/77 = 61.0% Green 98/178 = 55.1% Little 39.2/85.1 = 46.0% Little's weighted average (adjusted for Dalton) over the past 3 seasons (using 3-2-1 weighting) is 47.1/89.7 = 52.5% 2011-2013 Dalton, weighted 3-2-1 = 356.2 / 555.0 = 64.2% 2014 Dalton = 103 / 151 = 68.2% Projected 2014 Little, if playing at historical rates with 2014 Dalton = 13.6 / 24.4 = 55.7% Cincinnati's top 3 WRs YTD in 2014 are: Sanu 27/40 = 67.5% Tate 10/15 = 66.7% Green 17/26 = 65.3% Little 13.6/24.4 = 55.7% Little would be a WR3, behind Tate, ahead of Sanzenbacher, at this point. Little was handicapped by playing with Cleveland's atrocious QBs corps and would've seen a 7-11% increase in his stats if playing with Dalton over the same 3 year period. His adjusted 2011-12 numbers would've been good enough to be our WR2, but his 2013 numbers tailed off significantly and it's hard to know how many of his missed targets were due to the QB merry-go-round and how many were due to diminishing skills. If I had more time, I would look at the other CLE WRs over that period to see if they also demonstrated a similar tailing-off so I would know where to lay the blame. But if we take his 2013 numbers as read, then his catch % dropped from 55-60% to barely above 45%. I don't know which Greg Little the Bengals signed... the new-and-not-improved version or the older, much better version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkansas Bengal Posted October 19, 2014 Report Share Posted October 19, 2014 Former Cleveland Browns WR Greg Little signs with Cincinnati Bengals Greg Little, who was released by the Browns in May, has caught on with the Cincinnati Bengals. (Plain Dealer file) CINCINNATI, Ohio - Former Browns receiver Greg Little has signed a contract with the Cincinnati Bengals. Little signed after the Bengals put receiver Marvin Jones on season-ending injured reserve. Jones is expected to have surgery on an injured ankle that has hindered him since the spring. Little was among the receivers the Bengals brought in to work out Tuesday. They picked Little from a group that included former Raiders and Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback Terrelle Pryor; and Cobi Hamilton, a former Bengals sixth-round draft pick. The Browns, who play at Cincinnati on Thursday, Nov. 6, cut Little in May. He was the Browns' second-round pick in 2011 as part of the trade with Atlanta that enabled the Falcons to draft Julio Jones, and was a controversial figure from the moment he landed on the Browns' doorstep. He was suspended for all of 2010 at North Carolina for accepting improper agent benefits, and was known more in Cleveland for his drops than for his 155 receptions. Last season, he lost his starting job for a few weeks to Davone Bess, who was struggling himself. Little was also cited for a series of traffic violations last year, including one after he totaled his Audi while drag racing on Ohio 176 near Spring Road, telling police he was traveling 127 mph in a 55 zone. Little had the size (6-3, 225) and ability to excel, but failed to take his game to the next level in Cleveland despite a promising rookie season. That year, he caught a team-high 61 passes for 709 yards and two touchdowns. He also dropped 14 passes, tied for second-most in the NFL. Little and suspended Browns receiver Josh Gordon were close during Little's time in Cleveland. Gordon tweeted Tuesday: Flash Gordon ✔ @JOSH_GORDONXII Follow @Str8UpGlittle with them Bengals stripes now huh.. We still goin kick yall ass.. Lol http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2014/10/former_cleveland_browns_wr_gre_1.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnglishBengal Posted October 19, 2014 Report Share Posted October 19, 2014 Give Little a chance. Different surroundings and new coaches etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Numbers| Posted October 19, 2014 Report Share Posted October 19, 2014 What jersey number are they giving him ? Looks like it's #88. Here is a history of #88 for the Bengals. Bruce Coslet .................. 1969-76 Rick Walker (83) ............. 1977-78 Mike Levenseller ............ 1979-80 Mike Martin .................... 1983-89 Reggie Rembert ............. 1991-93 Derek Ware .................... 1995 Steve Bush ..................... 1997-2000 Sean Brewer .................. 2001-02 Lawrence Hamilton ........ 2003 Cliff Russell .................... 2004 Tab Perry ....................... 2005-07 J.P. Foschi ..................... 2009-10 Ryan Whalen.................. 2011-13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluhartz Posted October 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2014 Mostly/all a bunch of chit... Sean Brewer...lol.. I remember that dude was burning heaters and proud of it.. How often have you heard of an NFL player that was a smoker? of cigs...not weed.... Tab.. Man, I loved that kid.. I wanted him to be good so bad... injuries sucked for him... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Elflocko| Posted October 19, 2014 Report Share Posted October 19, 2014 Somebody needs to redeem that number in a big way... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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