Monday Morning Hangover: Odell Beckham Is No Fluke, and Neither Are the Bengals

October 12, 2015   ·   Mike Tanier   ·   Jump to comments

One-year wonders have a whole lot of longevity these days, and prima donnas have gotten a whole lot tougher.
Odell Beckham Jr. has been the subject of a lot of chatter this season.
Bills cornerback Stephon Gilmore called him a "prima donna" last week, suggesting that Beckham's entire reputation is based on one highlight-reel catch.
Antonio Cromartie of the Jets doubled down and called Beckham a "one-year wonder." Cromartie was making a broader point about the need to sustain success in the NFL, but he has been interviewed in New York enough to know how the phrase "one-year wonder" plays in the press: He was making a dig.
Since when did NFL cornerbacks become Internet trolls, their commentary as fair and accurate as the crankiest opinions on the angriest Eagles message board? Maybe we led them to this point by hounding them as "overrated" and "not a shutdown cornerback" every time they allowed a routine catch.
Well, the one-year wonder is having a migh...

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