Compensatory Picks

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(09-04-2017, 12:11 PM)SHRacerX Wrote: I'm not trying to change your perception, but just to defense the Bengals a bit because I think they have done everything they can to put a winning team on the field.

To each his own, but I can't get behind this.  If Mike Brown is really trying his best then it is clear he doesn't have the knack for football because 26 years sans playoff win proves it, and if his best isn't working then doing all he can do would involve stepping down as the guy who calls the shots.

(09-04-2017, 10:16 PM)Beaker Wrote: This would be a whole lotta truth. I have even heard the talking heads during the draft remarking on how more and more teams are seeing it the Bengals way and valuing draft and develop much more than the old FA quick fix.

There are good sides and bad sides to our model.  Unlike most NFL teams we have a GM and HC who are immune and nearly immune from liability and have nearly guaranteed jobs.  When GMs and HCs have job security tied to wins they can often make panic moves that can fail and cripple a franchise long-term.  Think of FA busts, over-reaching for QBs, etc.  GM or HC needs to win and win now so he doesn't care if the team stinks for years after he's gone...he needs to win.

Mike Brown and Marvin Lewis don't need to take risks to save their jobs, which keeps us from making stupid moves.  But we also see this consistency have negative effects because there is a clear ceiling on this team's performance.  We fail in the same ways in at the same times year in and year out.  Consistency helps us, consistency hurts us.  The Bengals operate in a manner unlike any other NFL team.