03-30-2021, 09:45 AM
(03-30-2021, 02:03 AM)kevin Wrote: So do I. I see what the Coach Taylor Bengals are doing last few off seasons. These 1st Round picks before Taylor who never lived up to 1st Round money are being let go. Green the exception because he did have great years, just not lately. Ogbuehi, Jackson, Ross are Gone, and Price probably soon to follow if he doesn't get with it. Bengals using that Cap Money to rebuild keeping players like Daniels from within, but looking outside as last few years bringing in Non Bengals to Bengals. In last 2 off seasons, Bengals D is seeing players from other teams brought in, Defensive Back especially.
So yes, I like now the Bengals being kept after the first weeks of Big Free Agent Money, signed at probably more realistic contracts. Setting themselves up for Draft coming soon. Latest keeps of Evans and Daniels are good moves because there are only so many Draft Picks. In all fairness to Coach Lewis, I think The Game changed on him, and he at end was not rolling with the changes. I think Coach Taylor is of the New NFL Era, and is trying to bring Bengals into how The Game is played Now, but it takes a couple years to over haul a team and remake it. I really feel The Bengals did not change with the times under Coach Lewis. I also feel coaches Zimmer and Gruden came in and made Lewis look better for a few years. I did not expect a new coach to come in here and win over night. I expected rebuilding The Bengals would indeed take a couple years due to players locked in to big contracts, but we see those players now going fast. I feel the game had long passed Lewis by, and these changes last couple years under Taylor have been long over due, but a complete Rebuild takes a couple years. I did not expect wins in 2019 or 2020. However, I think the Team is starting to take shape now To Win. Paul Brown said this in 1968, do not expect wins the first years as he built the team.
So what I'm heardig is since this is year 3, that the rebuild/overhaul should be done? so if this team is 5-12 or 6-11 this year you give them another excuse of "oh they're still rebuilding, just give Zac another year or 2 he's the new way of the NFL". It's proven that you can rebuild an NFL football team in 1 or 2 seasons. I don't see much of an improvement on this team from last year. If we have upgraded i'd say it's the defensive backfield. We still have 0 depth because the last 2 drafts led by Taylor and Duke havent filled holes. We're releasing guys THEY'VE drafted. Don't blame the entire thing on Marvin Lewis or Zimmer. This IMO falls on Duke and partially Zac as well because it's their vision of where they want to go and they haven't gotten there yet.
