BOYD EYES 1,000: Here's the thing about slot wide receiver Tyler Boyd's run for a third straight 1,000-yard season. In those 43 games, he's played 22 of them with a rookie or back-up quarterback during a stretch that saw massive change in the offensive system between 2018 and 2019.
Two of the backups, Driskel and Finley, were making their first NFL starts. The other one, Brandon Allen, made his fourth NFL start. Finley got the work in practice this week as Kevin Hogan, soon to be activated from the practice squad, looms with one NFL start.
"He looked good. He plays with more confidence now than he did his first year," Boyd said of Finley before Friday's practice. "He takes control of the huddle. Seems like he's ready to go. Like this is his year."
Boyd, by the way, knows exactly how many yards he needs in the final three games for 1,000.
"At this point, now that I know I only need 160 yards, of course I think about it. It would make me feel good as a player to achieve that. Because I want to continue to show everybody what I'm capable of, that I'm not a one-hit wonder, that I'm a true receiver in this league," Boyd said this week. "Before coming into this year, I just wanted to go play with a chip on my shoulder like I always do because in spite of getting 1,000 yards back to back, or three times in a row, I still don't feel I'm getting the respect that I deserve."
He'd become only the fourth Bengal to go for three straight grand, joining Carl Pickens, Chad Johnson and A.J. Green and if you told him he's got a shot at being the leading receiver (rookie Tee Higgins has 778 yards) on a team with a healthy Green, he'd probably tell you were nuts. But playing in a new system with new quarterbacks after a year-and-a-half of injuries has been tough on Green, looking at a career-low in yards including seasons that were halted by injury.
With Green working on a one-year deal at age 32, there is as much speculation around his future as there is defense. Not for Boyd. He'd like to see Green back for more.
"In my eyes, he's a legend here. He's the best receiver in all-time Bengals history," Boyd said. "I just believe it's up to his decision, up to what he wants to do. I know the coaches love him and they want him to stay around. But it's all up to him.
"It'll feel weird not seeing him in a Bengals uniform anymore because that was the guy who brought me under his wing and led me. And that was the guy I became the closest friends with. It's going to be tough. But at the end of the day I hope whatever decision he make is the best for him and his family. But I'm going to feel a way, especially if he decides not to come here and extend his career somewhere else. I'd rather him just stay here with me, man, and finish out strong till whenever you're ready to retire."
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