Why do you feel optimistic about this Bengals team relative to prior years?

[Hoofhearted]

I mean I am not as optimistic as I was last year, but I still think this team is more than capable of make a run past the first round. This has to be the season where we figure out if this team WANTS to win a SB or just play to get paid. I guess my reasons to be optimistic is this team has to be getting sick of the hating toward the early - and consistent - PO failures and play with a sense of urgency we don't seem to see when those big games present themselves.