Will We Make a Trade Today?

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(10-31-2018, 12:50 PM)I_C_DeadPeople Wrote: The window is closing because the window will always close. This team relies almost entirely on drafting which is asking too much of any team. The coaches overall are not good enough to 'coach up' in every area (again probably too much too ask), the team does not get rid of weak draft picks fast enough and they don't supplement the roster with enough non-drafted players through any means. So when we have a few really good drafts in a row we can really build a nice core but the team never builds off that through other means. Then when we have a few weak drafts the window starts closing.

I agree with just about everything except the bolded part.  If we listened to fans we would have cut Dre Kirkpatrick, Andre Smith, and Darquez Dennard before they had a chance to become valuable starters.

Building through the draft is actually very smart, but when you get a solid core and have a shot to compete for a championship you have to step up and take a chance on a top quality free agent or two to shore up weak spots.  That is where the Bengals fail.