A.J. Nicholson
is a shining example of how sometimes it does not matter how much
talent you may pocess, you still need some common sense to use when
deciding which paths to take in life. It is hard for me to blame
Marvin Lewis for this bad draft pick considering past picks such
as Carson Palmer, Eric Steinbach and many others. Marvin knew his
Bengals are in good enough shape depth wise to roll the dice and
he did. Big ups to Marvin Lewis.
Truth be told,
A.J. Nicholson has more talent than any other football player taken
in the 5th round of the 2006 NFL Draft. Do you think Marvin Lewis
would have ever dreamed that A.J. Nicholson would 1 month after
being drafted to the NFL break into his ex-teammates apartment and
still $1,700 worth of electronics? This baffles me and I can not
imagine how the Bengals must feel disapointment wise with this young
talent.
At the end of
the day the Bengals wasted a bullet they had to waste in my eyes.
They will continue to improve whether or not there 5th round draft
pick contributes or not. However, I find it disheartening when a
player such as A.J. Nicholson with his background of get tasered
by a policeman, sexual assult charges and DUI would not take advantage
of his big chance. A.J. Nicholson to put things simply, had what
you can never take for granted, a second chance. I hoped for the
Cincy Bengals and their fans as well as A.J. Nicholson that he would
wake up and become a fixture for the Bengals in the future. Only
time will tell how A.J. Nicholson's career will unfold. All I know
is A.J. Nicholson is for sure not off on the right foot and should
hang his head low after disrespecting himself as well as the NFL
over obviously stealing from a previous teammate.