05-02-2021, 12:44 AM
(05-02-2021, 12:31 AM)GreenCornBengal Wrote: I had this thought yesterday and agree with you to some degree. At the end of the day tho both Burrow and Chase would admit it’s a business. Who you play with is who you play with.
I do see a theme with a lot of our pickups lately though, and I find it interesting. We’ve been attaining a lot of guys who have reasons to play for Cincinnati outside of just a paycheck.
Chase — reunited with Burrow, plays hard for his QB
Carmen — hometown kid
Higgins — cinci was his favorite team
Burrow — the Ohio wonder
Hubbard — hometown kid
There are some others, those are just the ones at the top of mind for me.
I don’t know if this is on purpose, and idk if it s effective or not but definitely think there is something to it. I like the potential chemistry across this team and just hope these coaches can turn the corner.
I think it is a deliberate decision. If you want to turn a teams reputation around you need players that respect the franchise and see it as more than their last and only chance, which was the Lewis era methodology.
