Why Jordan Shipley May Be the Cincinnati Bengals’ New Go-To Guy

June 24, 2010   ·   Ryan Cook   ·   Jump to comments

Have you ever heard of the expression "Tall poppy syndrome?"
If not, it's basically when a group of people get together and choose to dismantle and criticize another human being, who may be talented at one thing or another.
How does this relate to football?  I hear you ask.  Well, it's simple: in the 2010 NFL Draft, I, like many people, felt that Jordan Shipley was extremely hard done by in terms of his overall selection.
However, that is in the past now, and what is important is Jordan Shipley's future in the NFL.
For the most part, it seems every offseason we are astounded by a handful of players that were listed as "write offs" so to speak, in terms of their performance and NFL future. 
But here we are once again, finding ourselves starring right down the barrel of yet another highly underestimated player. 
Okay, so not everybody totally underestimated Jordan Shipley—after all, he was one of the few standout wide receivers to e...

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