Brandon Thompson

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(08-22-2017, 11:58 AM)Wyche Wrote: Couldn't have said it any better myself.  I don't get this "ego" thing that has crept in here lately.  We are fans of the team.  Some of us have played these positions and maybe even coached them a little.  We're just going off what we see on the field, and then using the FO actions and their words to speculate on their mindset regarding these guys.  I've said that Bodine has indeed improved, and that even Og has taken some steps forward.  The problem is, as you have correctly noted, we don't have time for this baby steps bullshit.  The time to get it done is NOW.  AD is 29, AJG too....the core of this team is all pushing 30 or there.  How long are we gonna wait on this organization to realize its mistakes and do something about it?  Alexander's ass should have been canned last season after that abomination up front.  He hand selected these guys, after all.  If not canned, he should at least be stripped of any say so in regards to talent evaluation, and demoted from Assist. HC.

Exactly. Let's play a hypothetical and say Bodine does get to Top 15 C by the end of his career. If it doesn't happen within the next 2-3 years, the Bengals will likely need upgrades across a multitude of other positions and the team stays in its perpetual cycle of good-not-great. If it's in five years, you'll likely not have Boling, Green, Atkins, Dunlap, maybe Burfict or Dalton. Will it be easier to replace Bodine now or those other players in 3-5 years?

At what point do we stop hoping for the best and start demanding action taken to actually make it happen?