Lapham on WRs

[NATI BENGALS]

(03-10-2016, 11:37 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: You mean like when the Bengals "matched" Jones' 5yr/$40m offer?


Also, why specify outside free agents as if they're some kind of plague? What is Cincinnati, Japan back in the Isolationist period? Because that worked REAL well for them, fighting with swords and arrows while the US had trains and gatling guns. Stagnating like that is maybe why the Bengals have the longest playoff win drought. I'm pretty sure outside free agents have helped the last three straight Super Bowl winners. A lot of those guys came off losers, didn't stop them from winning the big one.

We try to keep our own. Thats what we do. Thats what got us to 5 straight playoffs. And had us rolling with a good undeafted stretch. I will take consistent winning seasons over losing records and rebuilds every other year. It has produced solid results. We were inches away from getting over the hump. I dont think you break the mold after a 12-4 season that should have had a win against the SB champ and a playoff win with the backup QB. 

Its that simple. If we had no outside free agents on our team I would be with you. But the fact is we do have guys that were free agents playing on the team now. That we acquired to fill holes.