Genuinely happy

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(04-25-2020, 09:21 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: I think that it really was a great draft class, one that we'll look back on in 10 years and say "Wow, that was the year the Bengals changed their approach".

This.  I have referred to Free Agency as "owning up to when you whiff in the draft".  The Bengals never did this.  They would ride that horse (or mule) in to the ground despite horrible performance.  This led to a laziness on the entire roster.  No one felt the accountability in the organization.  Once you had a decent contract, you could relax.

Well, tell that to Dre Kirkpatrick.   They released him with zero compensation.  That was a HUGE paradigm shift in their M.O.

They filled holes from poor drafts and FA losses with FA this year, and then followed that up with nailing the draft.  

The focus will now fall almost entirely on one group:  The coaches.  They have the talent now and have had the staff in place for an entire year now.  It is time to show why you were hired.