It feels like nearly everyone has weighed in on Corey Dillon’s comments about the Ring of Honor recently established by the Cincinnati Bengals.
Now Bengals great Boomer Esiason has added his thoughts on the matter to the mix, posting the following message on Twitter and including a quote from Mark Twain:
“Yes I read it. Because the Bengals have waited so long to honor their past we all have to wait. As Mark Twain said. ‘When the end of the world comes, I want to be in Cincinnati because it’s always 20 years behind the times.’ Corey’s time will come…”
That’s pretty much what we said right when Dillon’s comments went viral. Dillon is right to throw some critiques at the Bengals for how the Ring of Honor process unfolds and he’s 100 percent worthy of the honor.
At the same time, the Ring of Honor was only established a few years ago and the list of guys to make it in before him were all as deserving, if not more so.
This will all be an afterthought in the next few years when Dillon gets in, but for now, Esiason’s on the money about the situation.
Yes I read it. Because the Bengals have waited so long to honor their past we all have to wait.
As Mark Twain said.
“When the end of the world comes, I want to be in Cincinnati because it's always 20 years behind the times.” Corey’s time will come… https://t.co/qpSsszlOA0— Boomer Esiason (@7BOOMERESIASON) July 7, 2023
