(05-18-2015, 05:00 PM)Bengal Dude Wrote: Look, I am glad that this team is out of the dark ages and no longer a bottom feeder. No one can doubt that. However, the point of the NFL is to win a Super Bowl. It's hard to get excited when your team is constantly getting bounced in the first round, and only one game was competitive.

I really didn't get excited for the playoff game against Indy because I just didn't see us winning the game. The frustrating aspect is that we're not really making any changes to improve that. We're entering Marvin's 13th season as HC (5th if you look at this as phase 2). We just seem to be doing the same thing over and over hoping that it's going to work somehow.

(05-18-2015, 04:46 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: Teams aren't remembered for making playoff cameos. They're remembered for making deep runs.

(05-18-2015, 05:05 PM)Interceptor Wrote:

(05-18-2015, 04:46 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: To me, making the playoffs only to lose every single time isn't much better than not making the playoffs at all. I'll be just as interested in a 4-12 team as I am a 10-6 that gets their doors blown off in January. At least when you stink, you can look forward to a top QB in the draft or something. Maybe a new coach/direction.

Teams aren't remembered for making playoff cameos. They're remembered for making deep runs.

I became a fan in the early 90's and I've never seen a playoff win. I'm bored with decent/solid/good. I want to see a GREAT Bengals team for once in my life.

(05-18-2015, 09:20 AM)PlayerFormerlyKnownAsMousecop Wrote: http://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/nfl/bengals/2015/05/17/bengals-bill-polian/27479191/

This actually reminds me of a poll I posted back on the old message board, about whether or not it was necessarily relevant that the Bengals haven't won a playoff game in over 20 years.

Polian seems to agree with my opinion that being a consistent playoff contender is the most important step towards getting to and winning a Super Bowl. 

Drafting for depth and building a powerful roster is the most effective way to build a team, IMHO. And with New England and Denver seemingly going through their own troubles with their quarterbacks and rosters our time may come sooner than later.

(05-18-2015, 09:20 AM)PlayerFormerlyKnownAsMousecop Wrote: http://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/nfl/bengals/2015/05/17/bengals-bill-polian/27479191/

This actually reminds me of a poll I posted back on the old message board, about whether or not it was necessarily relevant that the Bengals haven't won a playoff game in over 20 years.

Polian seems to agree with my opinion that being a consistent playoff contender is the most important step towards getting to and winning a Super Bowl. 

Drafting for depth and building a powerful roster is the most effective way to build a team, IMHO. And with New England and Denver seemingly going through their own troubles with their quarterbacks and rosters our time may come sooner than later.

(05-18-2015, 05:00 PM)Bengal Dude Wrote: Look, I am glad that this team is out of the dark ages and no longer a bottom feeder. No one can doubt that. However, the point of the NFL is to win a Super Bowl. It's hard to get excited when your team is constantly getting bounced in the first round, and only one game was competitive.

I really didn't get excited for the playoff game against Indy because I just didn't see us winning the game. The frustrating aspect is that we're not really making any changes to improve that. We're entering Marvin's 13th season as HC (5th if you look at this as phase 2). We just seem to be doing the same thing over and over hoping that it's going to work somehow.

(05-18-2015, 07:52 PM)OSUfan Wrote: If this team were healthy against Indy they would have won the game. There are changes being made to improve from the Indy game. Marvin Jones healthy, Tyler Eifert healthy, AJ Green healthy.

(05-18-2015, 07:52 PM)OSUfan Wrote: If this team were healthy against Indy they would have won the game. There are changes being made to improve from the Indy game. Marvin Jones healthy, Tyler Eifert healthy, AJ Green healthy.

(05-18-2015, 05:30 PM)WhoDeyWho Wrote: How are we doing the "same thing" when we have two new coordinators?

(05-18-2015, 08:11 PM)BengalChris Wrote: Might be a bit of a stretch considering that Eifert and Jones missed basically the entire year. Dalton should have developed some rapport of some kind with another receiver as the year went along, but he didn't. Of course, I pin that on the coaches for lack of foresight.

(05-18-2015, 05:00 PM)Bengal Dude Wrote: 2). We just seem to be doing the same thing over and over hoping that it's going to work somehow.

(05-18-2015, 06:22 PM)Johnny Cupcakes Wrote: Watching wins is far more exciting than watching losses, so I'd rather get the wins.  It's not much different in the end though, it's just a far bigger let down and it's more frustrating to go 11-5 and then one and done in the playoffs than to go 4-12 and be eliminated from playoff contention in week 11.

(05-18-2015, 08:14 PM)OSUfan Wrote: So what you are saying is that Eifert and Jones will almost be like getting to good draft selections only these selections actually already have NFL experience.