09-04-2017, 01:20 PM
(09-04-2017, 12:09 PM)Beaker Wrote: Then why are many other teams now beginning to follow the Bengals model to be better positioned against the salary cap? The losses in the playoffs are an indicator of coaching flaws, not the talent level of the team (which FA and the draft address). The rosters have been talented enough to make the playoffs as many times as most of the top teams in the NFL. Where the fans are duped is by thinking FA is the answer when it has been repeatedly proven that although it occasionally works out, it more often does not, and is a much more expensive mistake than a draft pick that doesn't pan out.
Dude...no teams re following the Bengals model.
We haven't won a playoff game in 26+ years.
We talk about building through the draft and have an extremely small scouting department compared to the other teams in our division. (2 of which teams have won multiple Super Bowls.)
As has been posted, we get virtually nothing in the way of impact from our Compensatory picks other than special teamers. Which is what other teams do...they use the comp picks to staff the special teams cheaply.
Most of our recent 1st Round picks aren't starters in Year 1.
