Reverse thoughts

[BengalsRocker]

(03-03-2021, 01:56 AM)Whatever Wrote: Offense needs to be the focus in the draft and FA for two main reasons.

Reason #1-Lou Anarumo can be allowed to fail.

Reason #2-Joe Burrow can not be allowed to fail.

From all the reports we've heard, the Bengals knew ZT was going to be a bit of a project.  Fix the offense and get to respectability in the win column and you can make Lou the scapegoat.  Load up on defense again like they did last year and you'll be firing everybody and restarting from scratch.  While that's what a lot of fans want, that's not going to be what management wants.

Reality is, this team is more than a year away from contending.  We don't have enough elite talents, we have gaping holes in our starting lineup, and our depth chart is practically empty at a number of positions.  We can't fix the offense and the defense in one offseason.  If you try to do both, you wind up with a bunch of half measures and don't really accomplish much.  Protect Joe Burrow and give him the weapons he needs to establish himself as an elite QB.  

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In a perfect world the Bengals get a plethora of talent to fill positions on both sides of the ball.

It's just not reality even though we all hope that could be the outcome.

The team desperately needs to shore up a strength and identity on one side or the other right now.

Fixing the O-line to protect your most valuable asset is key and getting a gamebreaker type player to help not only Burrow but also Taylor is too.

Grabbing mid-level to mediocre talent at a bunch of spots is just putting a band-aid on things.

I think loading the Offense should be the litmus test for the FO to decide on ZT's future.