04-06-2019, 05:21 PM
(04-05-2019, 07:42 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: See, I feel ya, but I doubt Rams fans would trade Sean McVay, their recent success and SB run for what the Bengals did over those 10 years.
But that is just based on primacy bias. If they had had their one seasn with a playoff win 10 years ago and were suffering through 8 straight losing season while the Bengals were playing meaningful games in playoff races almost every year then their opinion might be different. People who claim making the playoffs and losing is as bad as going 4-12 never watched regular season games late in the year with the playoffs on the line. I love all sorts of sports, but watching your favorite team playing meaningful games brings a tingle like nothing else.
(04-05-2019, 07:42 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: It's basically years of mediocrity vs years of awfulness followed by a light at the end the tunnel. A light that we haven't seen since the 80's.
If you look at the '15 Bengals before Dalton was injured they were doing better than the Rams this year. And some people claim the '05 team was a legitimate championship contender. I don't think they had enough defense to go all the way, but when that offense got hot no one could stop it. So I say it is a littlle disingenuous to claim we have not had legitimate "light at the end of the tunnel" We just never made it to the end of the tunnel.
