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'Better than A.J. Green' Bengals coach's mantra in draft search for WR

CINCINNATI -- James Urban has yet to find him.

He isn't planning on stopping his search anytime soon.

Whenever the Cincinnati Bengals receiver coach turns on tape of a pass-catching draft prospect, his primary mission is to see if that player is better than the best wideout he's ever coached.

"I'm looking for someone better than A.J. Green," Urban said with no change in vocal inflection or facial expression.

For the past five drafts, the search for a superior Green has proven fruitless. Teams don't just replicate five-time Pro Bowlers and future franchise record-holders that way.