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(09-26-2017, 02:48 PM)ochocincos Wrote: You forgot 96, who also is set to hit FA after next year along with 97.

However, the difference between 14 and 85 compared to 18, 97, and 96 is that 18, 97, and 96 are top-tier players and still performing well. 85 can't stay healthy and 14 has declined.

I must confess. I was in grade school in the dark ages of Bengal history. With that said, I never cared to watch every game back then because they were so bad.
2005 brought me into football and caring about the Bengals again.
I've gone through the frustrations of the Palmer years, and those were entertaining because at least there was hope near the end of each year that the Bengals had a chance to make the playoffs.
2008 was a rough year but I wasn't going to stop watching the games with just one year of a poor record.
2009 hooked me back in.
2010 was similar to 2008 but I also was entertained by the TOcho Show.
2011-2015 were very enjoyable because it was the first time I had witnessed by hometown team consistently able to make the playoffs.
Then 2016 was another letdown.
This is the first time since I started caring about football again that the Bengals have been bad for consecutive years. So suffering through this is pretty new to me.
If this downward spiral continues into next season too, I'll likely end up doing what I've done with the Reds the past few years...watching sparingly and not really caring if I miss a game or not.

LOL.....I actually looked at the post after I made it and thought....I forgot Dunlap.  Good call.

Oh, I agree 100% about 18, 97, 96 (although Los' production has slipped some), but, by the time you get this thing rebuilt, they'll be past their prime.  Might as well unload those contracts too.

I survived the 90s, but like you, I'm losing interest big time.  I like to come here and chat up some football, so I'll always be here, but if I miss a game, so be it.  I probably haven't seen 4 Reds games all year.