This is nothing compared to 2011

[BengalFanInNJ]

Fred's not wrong. Many "experts" actually thought the Bengals wouldn't win a single game and they were serious. Nobody expected the Dalton to have the success he had that year. Let's not forget there was a lockout and this reduced the amount of preparation time which was critical for both a rookie QB and WR.

That said, I think this offseason sucked so far especially since a position of weakness has been made weaker. There are too many question marks on the offensive line and they are taking a huge risk in relying on a person who was a failure at RT to play the even tougher LT spot as well as plugging in a new RG whether it be Westerman, Smith (coming off an injury) or a draft pick. If it all works out, they will look like geniuses and we all hope this is the case. It's just disappointing that you have the money to pay someone who is very good at their position and young but you choose not to due to some arbitrary value you placed on a position as opposed to the player in that position.

To be fair, we can't judge the offseason moves yet since no football has been played. Like I said before, maybe all these moves work out. It's just disappointing because there are many question marks headed into the season and we haven't had this type of thing in quite some time.