A.J. Green normally lets his play do the talking, but with the Cincinnati Bengals' offense looking lifeless over the first two games, the wide receiver was forced to speak up.
The six-time Pro Bowler didn't hold back when asked about the Bengals failing to score a touchdown so far this year following Thursday's 13-9 loss to the Houston Texans.
"We are playing like s--t right now," Green said, according to Cincinnati.com's Paul Dehner Jr. "We got to find a way to get our playmakers the ball. That's it. It's a superstar-driven league. You are not going to win without them."
Green's night was highlighted by a 50-yard grab in triple coverage late in the first quarter, but he was a nonfactor after halftime, catching two of his four targets for three yards.
"Being one of the leaders of the offense, I feel like - no disrespect to nobody else - that ball should be mine somewhere somehow," he said of the team's final drive. "That's my mentality. In those situations, I want the ball. As the leader of the offense, you should be like that. I wanted that ball."
While Green is frustrated with his lack of targets, he said he won't force the Bengals to look his way more often.
"That's not me, personally," he said. "My body of work speaks for itself, I don't feel like I have to go beg for the ball."
