Props to the old guys

[KillerGoose]

(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.  

I became a fan in 2005. I was young, had just turned 12 and didn't know much about football. I was aware that Cincinnati was good, but I didn't know much about the up-and-comers on the team. What was the excitement like around Palmer? I have to imagine it was similar to Burrow this year. He blew up that year and the offense was high-flying.