As figured, no changes coming

[Fan_in_Kettering]

What I see is this: The Front Office is just kicking the can down the street again. A Super Bowl is always five years away. Drafting Joe Burrow without upgrading the roster, game plan, and play calling will get more butts in seats but it will not produce a winning season. Oh, sure, there will be people who will pay good money to watch Joe Burrow play in Cincinnati but even more people would pay good money to see the Bengals win. I genuinely like Joe and I do not want him to turn into the Bengals’ version of 1970s era OJ Simpson. Fans came out to watch OJ even though the Buffalo Bills were crap on a stick. I fear Joe Burrow might turn out to be like Archie Manning with the Saints: A terrific quarterback surrounded by a few average players but mostly surrounded by talentless goo.

I’ll grant everyone Zac Taylor largely inherited another man’s roster. That’s significant — but so is finishing 2-14. I’ll grant the team had injuries to crucial players — but on every other team it’s “next man up!” I’ll grant the team played hard — but hard play with no scheme is not effective.