Just realized what might be holding this franchise back..im

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(05-17-2018, 06:36 PM)impactplaya Wrote: Im looking around the league at players like Joey Bosa
Todd Gurley Marshawn Lattimore JuJu Smith Schuster
Kareem Hunt Stefan Diggs....
whats the common thread all under the age of 25 and are impact players...difference makers...franchise cornerstones....
simply put the Bengals past drafts of recent memory has this team stuck in the proverbial mud.
back to back 7 and 9 seasons. hooray.
yeah Duke Tobin has hit on a couple BUT NOT ENOUGH. HIS MISSES ARE HURTING THE FRANCHISE
Jackson and Lawson look like future game changers
but turn the page
Vigil fail
Ogebughi super fail
Fisher fail
Malone incomplete
Core fail
Kroft better than average
i not gonna name off every draft pick over 4 years time but you get my point
for a franchise who mantra is draft and develop
its sputtering like Briggs and Stratton lawn mower from 1979.
its time for these young guys to produce or sit the bench
look at Pittsbugh...getting production and impact from Watt Schuster Davis heck even Jesse James
etc etc
the future is now.
the.Tobin honeymoon is done its a wrap.homies

If you look around the league and compare drafts with the following criteria:  Pro Bowlers, Starters, Back-ups, Other teams, Out of the league, you will see that the Bengals are probably in the upper half of the league.  The Patriots might be one of the worst, but they have Brady and Bellichek.  

Coaching, to me, is a big part of what makes teams successful in the NFL.  The talent levels are very similar across many teams, and coaching distinguishes the winners from the also-rans.  Look at what McVeigh did with the Rams after they finally got rid of Fisher.  

I think the absolute biggest reason for the recent demise was the loss of Hue Jackson on offense, paired with putting all their chips on Ced at LT and no real back up plan.  Both of those things have been addressed.  Will it be enough?  Will we find another hole in the dyke that needs plugged or will the team rise up?  I don't know, but I am hoping for the best and I will be watching.