i'm gonna be the first and hopefully not the last to say this but i think it is very strong and perhaps better to lead here than check call. maybe even check raise but i'm not too sure of that because it will likely commit us.

if you c-c i hope you fire a lot of turns or rivers to give yourself a chance to bluff at this pot because you will let him check down an unimproved ace, king, or queen high if the next streets blank