11-19-2023, 05:45 PM
(11-19-2023, 05:20 PM)Sled21 Wrote: Losing games to work on development is ok once the season is over. Our season is not over. The Bengals are still right in the Wild Card fight. And people are suggesting losing out. It's really sad.
This is my perspective. There are 7 games to go. The Bengals have 5 wins. Making the playoffs is still a possibility, and once in the playoffs anything is a possibility.
Cleveland lost their starting QB, but the fans are cheering wildly for the Browns. Jets lost Rodgers and have been cheering wildly for the Jets to win, not to lose and improve their draft position.
The Patriots fans continued to cheer for their team after they lost Bledsoe and were stuck with a 6th round rookie leading the team. The 49ers fans were cheering the 49ers when they lost their 1st and 2nd string QBs and were stuck with Mr. Irrelevant as the QB.
The Bengals have good overall talent. We don't know what Browning, or another QB, can do as yet with this team. I may change my view on winning when the Bengals are eliminated, but even then I would still hope they could win if that meant damaging the Steelers chances.
Quite frankly, I'm too old to just write off another season in mid-November. I've seen that story for decades.
