We will start with the recent era and move back.

So who is on your Zac Taylor Mount Rushmore?

Joe Burrow

Ja'Marr Chase

Tee Higgins

Trey Hendrickson

Who you got?

(Marvin will be next)

Zac Taylor Era

Joe Burrow

Ja'Marr Chase

Tee Higgins

Mike Hilton *

* But Dexter Lawrence will be here soon.

14 hours ago, Jason said:

We will start with the recent era and move back.

So who is on your Zac Taylor Mount Rushmore?

Joe Burrow

Ja'Marr Chase

Tee Higgins

Trey Hendrickson

Who you got?

(Marvin will be next)

This is probably who I would put on there too.

10 minutes ago, Jamie_B said:

This is probably who I would put on there too.

Likewise

Marvin Lewis Era

AJ Green

Chad Johnson

Andrew Whitworth

Geno Atkins.

Who you got?

21 minutes ago, Jason said:

Marvin Lewis Era

AJ Green

Chad Johnson

Andrew Whitworth

Geno Atkins.

Who you got?

Burfict. I think a lot of Bengals fans still need to get over the idea he was some dirty awful player and realize his only crime was giving the Stealers a taste of their own medicine. He didn't do anything that they don't do every Sunday. He was "out of control" and basically run out of the league for doing not even half the shit Harrison or Porter or Shazier routinely got away with.

He's still the best LB this franchise has had since Takeo and the defense has been softer than tapioca pudding since he left.

FTS and fuck Steeler simp Goodell pushing that whole narrative. 'Taze did nothing wrong. Put him up there and let them bitches cry their big salty boohoo crocodile tears about it.

Burfict may have been the best LB in years. But I would not put him ahead of any of the guys I listed.

1 hour ago, Jason said:

Marvin Lewis Era

AJ Green

Chad Johnson

Andrew Whitworth

Geno Atkins.

Who you got?

this list is very hard to argue against. Chad, Geno and Whit are untouchables. only AJ could maybe be replaced, not because of talent though... he was freaking awesome.

Maybe big Willie as a replacement..

Probably not though...those 4 are probably the best.

I interpret the question as, which 4 guys define that era for you? Both good and bad. Basically who do you think of when you close your eyes. So in that light my answer is ...

Marvin Lewis Era

Andy Dalton

Chad Johnson

Vontaze Burfict

PacMan Jones

Geno and AJ had more talent of course, but they were not "main characters" in the drama.

I think some of the Whitworth hype is revisionist as well and based on losing to him in the Super Bowl. Willie to me was far more impactful and influential in his time here than Whit.

47 minutes ago, fluhartz said:

this list is very hard to argue against. Chad, Geno and Whit are untouchables. only AJ could maybe be replaced, not because of talent though... he was freaking awesome.

Maybe big Willie as a replacement..

Probably not though...those 4 are probably the best.

Willie will probably be on my "dark decade" list.

2 hours ago, Jason said:

Marvin Lewis Era

AJ Green

Chad Johnson

Andrew Whitworth

Geno Atkins.

Who you got?

That plus Joe Mixon

4 hours ago, Jamie_B said:

That plus Joe Mixon

Then you delete one.

4 players.

Play fair..😎

5 hours ago, fluhartz said:

this list is very hard to argue against. Chad, Geno and Whit are untouchables. only AJ could maybe be replaced, not because of talent though... he was freaking awesome.

Maybe big Willie as a replacement..

Probably not though...those 4 are probably the best.

Whit is not untouchable imo

Geno..Chad..AJ...Burfict...

7 hours ago, BlackJesus said:

I think some of the Whitworth hype is revisionist as well and based on losing to him in the Super Bowl. Willie to me was far more impactful and influential in his time here than Whit.

no way, he routinely shut down the best pass rushers in the NFL, gave up maybe one sack a year, AND put a spine into what was, again, a very soft team.

The Dark Decade Mount Rushmore

Willie Anderson

Carl Pickens'

Corey Dillon

Takeo Spikes

8 hours ago, Jason said:

The Dark Decade Mount Rushmore

Willie Anderson

Carl Pickens'

Corey Dillon

Takeo Spikes

Justin Smith maybe?

11 hours ago, T-Dub said:

Justin Smith maybe?

Drafted in 2001. He was a Marvin consideration.

Before I post the Gregg/Wyche era, I am struggling with where to put Ken Anderson. In this era or the pre 80s era. Most of his career was before 1981, but 81 and 82 could be considered his best.

3 minutes ago, Jason said:

Before I post the Gregg/Wyche era, I am struggling with where to put Ken Anderson. In this era or the pre 80s era. Most of his career was before 1981, but 81 and 82 could be considered his best.

I would put him in the Gregg era because Boomer is more emblematic of the Wyche era as they came on the same year.

1 minute ago, Shebengal said:

I would put him in the Gregg era because Boomer is more emblematic of the Wyche era as they came on the same year.

Gregg and Wyche are being combined because the Gregg era was short and the 80s were a 2 Super Bowl Era.

10 hours ago, Jason said:

Drafted in 2001. He was a Marvin consideration.

for some reason i thought he was here earlier.. I guess Marv eventually had some pretty good defenses that Smith wasn't a part of so it kind of escaped me.

'member when he had 80* tackles in a season? Absurd for a DE, that's some dog-ass defense required for that to ever happen.

20 hours ago, Jason said:

Gregg and Wyche are being combined because the Gregg era was short and the 80s were a 2 Super Bowl Era.

Got it.

On 7/4/2026 at 1:33 PM, Jason said:

Before I post the Gregg/Wyche era, I am struggling with where to put Ken Anderson. In this era or the pre 80s era. Most of his career was before 1981, but 81 and 82 could be considered his best.

Anderson is going in the 60s/70s era

Gregg/Wyche Mount Rushmore

Anthony Munoz

Boomer Esiason'

Tim Krumrie

James Brooks

2 hours ago, Jason said:

Anderson is going in the 60s/70s era

Gregg/Wyche Mount Rushmore

Anthony Munoz

Boomer Esiason'

Tim Krumrie

Eddie Brown

No Eddie Brown.

Would David Fulcher fit here?