05-10-2021, 06:59 PM
If they win 5 or fewer (5-12!) you absolutely let them go and start over. They've already sucked the bag for two straight years. They should be embarking on their Burrow honeymoon right now, while he's on his rookie deal and can be supported by high-grade talent at most positions, even if it needs to be purchased. Three years of suckage is an eternity in this league. I hate to be so curt but this idea of "baby steps" is a trap. Ain't no time for that nonsense. The window of opportunity in this league is short. If management feel they have multiple years to pull themselves up from being doormats, it just proves they're not the leaders you want.
Nobody's saying it'll be easy. But you don't want to become a farm team for the rest of the league. Everyone has the same goal: the Super Bowl. The most dangerous thing to do is to set the bar low and inspire a culture of complacency. I notice a lot of smirking around the Bengals, actually. That needs to stop. Failure is not success. They need to be deadly serious until they get where they're going. This here is not it.
Sorry to be preaching to the choir.
Nobody's saying it'll be easy. But you don't want to become a farm team for the rest of the league. Everyone has the same goal: the Super Bowl. The most dangerous thing to do is to set the bar low and inspire a culture of complacency. I notice a lot of smirking around the Bengals, actually. That needs to stop. Failure is not success. They need to be deadly serious until they get where they're going. This here is not it.
Sorry to be preaching to the choir.
