Burrow vs. Herbert

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(12-05-2021, 11:32 PM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: This really can not be emphasized enough. We’re basically playing with house money this season. When you look at teams with young QB’s like the Bills and Cards it was year 3 when they really took a step forward. And those guys weren’t coming off major injury like Burrow was. Pleasant surprise this year. Next year big expectations. At least that’s how I see it.

I'd like to believe it - I REALLY would like to believe it. I've just seen too many examples where the Bengals were "ahead of schedule" or "young but up and coming" but they don't ever actually arrive. 2011 is one example, 2005 is another. This is why the usual Bengals motto "wait till next year" rings so hollow - us long time fans know how it works - "next year" is always coming but it never really comes.