Props to the old guys

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(01-05-2021, 08:52 PM)SHRacerX Wrote: As a resident "old guy" of 52 years (same age as the Bengals), I can tell you that I have never been more excited about a QB than I am with Burrow.  I can't believe the stuff he was doing in his rookie season.  Fine, he was 23 years old, but still.  He alone gives me hope that anything can happen.  If they protect him better and surround him with a couple more weapons, it could be really fun. 

The defense has a ways to go, but I am optimistic that returning injured guys, maybe a FA, and a solid draft will put them at least close to mid-pack.  

Combine a mid-pack defense with a lethal offense and you have the Cincinnati version of the Packers.  I would take that.  

Hope you can find some positives to look forward to...It is so much more fun than dwelling on the negatives.  

If they actually do what they say, and shore up the offensive line in FA, and draft a WR like Chase, an Edge Rusher, this team could be scary good. Burrow will be in his 2nd year, with actually some time to throw. Plus, a better Oline means the RB's should be able to eat on the ground. If we get Reader and Waynes back the defense will be much better than the defense with Bledsoe and Sims.