| 26 August 2010
Quan Cosby is coming off a season in which he was the Bengals' best punt returner in the last 21 years. So, leave it up to the Bengals' brass to possibly screw up a good thing.
Unless I am reading it wrong, Pacman Jones is repping as the No. 1 punt returner, and since he is likely to make the team as the No. 3 cornerback, it looks like the coaches are getting him ready for multiple roles.
And it also looks like there is a chance Cosby could be headed out of town, which would be a monumental mistake on the Bengals' part. He does an excellent job of going north-south on returns and is reliable in terms of fielding the punt and holding on to the ball. The same can't be said about Pacman. He dances too much and is going to make fans nervous every time he's back there because he's a lost fumble or a muff waiting to happen.
It just makes absolute no sense that the Bengals finally find a good punt returner after all these years of futility and they are going to perhaps make a change the very next season. Then again, it's the Bengals, so nothing should surprise me.
Mark it down, if the Bengals cut Cosby, he will go on to enjoy a long NFL career as a punt returner and special teams demon in general. (And can be a solid No. 5 WR on the roster as well.) Cincinnati will regret it if they let him slip away. Especially for a guy like Pacman Jones who could "go all Pacman" on us at any time. Why take a chance with a guy like that when you have a proven commodity in Cosby? And I really don't care if Jones makes the roster as a corner, but there is no possible way he is a better punt returner than Cosby. Jones might be a bit more explosive, but Cosby is better overall.
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