Time to root for losses

[TecmoBengals]

I've mentioned this a few times now, but Burrow is 33-30-1 as a QB. It would pain me to see him fall to a career losing record. No more losses for the rest of the season, please.

[Fan_in_Kettering]

The 2024 Bengals do not have to tank to lose games.

[*Awful Llama*]

(12-03-2024, 10:01 PM)Fan_in_Kettering Wrote: The 2024 Bengals do not have to tank to lose games.

Yep, for them a loss is as easy as showing up and scoring 34 points.  

[sandwedge]

(12-02-2024, 12:42 PM)Ell Prez Wrote: It’s a sad day for the 2024 bengals fandom. The season is over, although I said it was over after week 1 loss. But I was wrong. I thought that loss meant we weren’t a Super Bowl team. I didn’t think we weren’t even a .500 or playoff team. Been a rough season. At this point, as fans, we need to root for losses. What good does wins do us? We were in the same position last year, and many including myself, wished to lose out to get higher draft picks. Many on here wanted to win to “gain momentum”. Where was that momentum? I guess it doesn’t work that way if you lack talent. How are the bengals going to add talent? In the way they know best, the draft. So besides making yourself feel good with some pointless wins, what good does it do the team?

The bengals aren’t going to tank on purpose or lose on purpose. And I don’t expect them to. But they can start benching some starters who don’t deserve to be here next year. I’d start with Hubbard, Bell, Stone, Volson, Kappa, Pratt, BJ Hill, Rankins. Play Tee Higgins less,  He’s gone next year anyways.

If any game gets out of hand, bench Burrow and chase. No sense in getting them injured.

Never go the loser route....

[Ell Prez]

(12-04-2024, 12:14 AM)sandwedge Wrote: Never go the loser route....

If I was playing for the bengals on sundays, I would agree. However, as a fan watching from my couch, it’s not a loser mentality. It’s taking short term sadness in exchange for a better future. Hopefully. It basically boils down to higher draft pick is better than winning meaningless games that obviously don’t carry over to the next season in any way.

[Frank Booth]

Of course if I was a player on the bengals, I’d still want to win

But I’m not. I’m just a fan. All I want is a top 10 pick. I will accept 11, but nothing higher

[125250]

It’s been time for a long time.

[125250]

(12-04-2024, 12:40 AM)Frank Booth Wrote: Of course if I was a player on the bengals, I’d still want to win

But I’m not. I’m just a fan. All I want is a top 10 pick. I will accept 11, but nothing higher

They’ll screw it up anyway 

[TJ528]

(12-03-2024, 11:32 AM)Mickeypoo Wrote: Joe B said this?  Can you please point me to the quote?  Not being snarky, legit did not here about him saying those words.

I may have been paraphrasing but I know I read the Enquirer writer something similar in this piece.  Here's a quote directly from Joe.  Maybe I'm reading into that quote. 

“I would say we need to change a lot of things this year,” Burrow said. “We haven't been good enough to win games.

[*Nate (formerly eliminate08)*]

(12-03-2024, 08:38 PM)TecmoBengals Wrote: I've mentioned this a few times now, but Burrow is 33-30-1 as a QB. It would pain me to see him fall to a career losing record. No more losses for the rest of the season, please.

Sucks man, but if he does get a losing record by the end of the season, he might have a better chance at turning it around next season 
if we can add a game changer somewhat early in the 2025 Draft. As bad as this Defense is, we should be better next season regardless
with new coaching and should get back to winning more games than not.

Burrow is not the problem and everyone knows that.

[*TheLeonardLeap*]

(12-03-2024, 08:38 PM)TecmoBengals Wrote: I've mentioned this a few times now, but Burrow is 33-30-1 as a QB. It would pain me to see him fall to a career losing record. No more losses for the rest of the season, please.

We have 5 games left. We would have to go 0-5 for him to have a losing record. 1-4 would put him at 34-34-1. You mentioned it a few times now, but there's very little chance we finish 0-5 so it's not a real worry that you need to keep mentioning. 

Now if Zac is still HC and we go our traditional 0-2 to start the season, THEN you'd have Burrow with potentially a losing record.

[StoneTheCrow]

(12-02-2024, 12:49 PM)bfine32 Wrote: Seems each year we miss the playoffs we "root" for a loss.

The next time I root for a Bengal loss will be the first time I root for a Bengals loss.

I’m with ya. We only get to watch so many games in a lifetime.

Besides, a higher draft pick accomplishes nothing with the ones pushing the buttons on draft day for this crummy organization. They accidentally tripped and fell backwards into Burrow and Chase.

Win out, eff it.

[2MinutesHate]

If we think that moving up 3 or 4 spots in the draft is going to make huge difference, we're not understanding the problem at hand.

[*jason*]

(12-04-2024, 05:02 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: We have 5 games left. We would have to go 0-5 for him to have a losing record. 1-4 would put him at 34-34-1. You mentioned it a few times now, but there's very little chance we finish 0-5 so it's not a real worry that you need to keep mentioning. 

Now if Zac is still HC and we go our traditional 0-2 to start the season, THEN you'd have Burrow with potentially a losing record.

Nevertheless... Burrow's win loss record isn't up to snuff, and he is being held back by this organization. Many of us were pissed when the pundits all said it would happen around the 2020 draft. The Bengals ownership is happy to pay Joe, raise ticket prices, and sit back while the roster deteriorates around him.

[*bfine32*]

(12-03-2024, 02:43 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: 2019 Week 16, we were 1-13 and it we are down 12-35 in the 4th quarter before we start mounting a comeback to take it into OT... you weren't rooting just a little that we lost to maintain that 1st overall pick for Joe Burrow?

No and I don't even remember the particulars of the games folks bring up. What I do know, if the Bengals were playing I was rooting for them to win.

I've never said that anyone who roots for a loss in not a true fan, but it's just a mentality I cannot associate with. 

[Ell Prez]

(12-05-2024, 10:54 AM)2MinutesHate Wrote: If we think that moving up 3 or 4 spots in the draft is going to make huge difference, we're not understanding the problem at hand.

I’m not sure how getting better players through the draft, which we really rely on. What if we didn’t pick #5 when we took chase. What if we were 6 or 7. What if we were 2 and missed burrow. Higher draft pick is always better, without a doubt. Regardless if you pick a player that busts. Please give me a reason why winning is going to help the team next year? What good did going 9-8 last year do?

[sandwedge]

(12-09-2024, 03:02 PM)Ell Prez Wrote: I’m not sure how getting better players through the draft, which we really rely on. What if we didn’t pick #5 when we took chase. What if we were 6 or 7. What if we were 2 and missed burrow. Higher draft pick is always better, without a doubt. Regardless if you pick a player that busts. Please give me a reason why winning is going to help the team next year? What good did going 9-8 last year do?

Didn't we get the best OT in the draft? Mims is going to be a cornerstone for this Oline for awhile.

[*Nate (formerly eliminate08)*]

(12-05-2024, 09:32 AM)StoneTheCrow Wrote: I’m with ya. We only get to watch so many games in a lifetime.

Besides, a higher draft pick accomplishes nothing with the ones pushing the  buttons on draft day for this crummy organization. They accidentally tripped and fell backwards into Burrow and Chase.

Win out, eff it.

And with an earlier draft pick we could trip and fall into another great talent. If we win out it could really screw this up. Not all Drafts
are like the Chase, Sewell, Pitts Draft where regardless you can get a great player. The difference between picking in the top 10 to 18 
is huge.

[*Nate (formerly eliminate08)*]

(12-09-2024, 03:24 PM)sandwedge Wrote: Didn't we get the best OT in the draft? Mims is going to be a cornerstone for this Oline for awhile.

Yeah, but he fell due to injury concerns, great pick though that is for sure. Very rare to get a player like Mims that late in the first IMO.

He was definitely the most talented OT in that Draft IMO.

[*Nately120*]

(12-04-2024, 12:14 AM)sandwedge Wrote: Never go the loser route....

As a Bengals fan from Pittsburgh I can't help but laugh.