Bengals and The AFC North

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(07-17-2021, 06:13 AM)Murdock2420 Wrote: I get the excitement for what they are trying to do off the field, but in the end none of that matters if the team isn't winning and winning in the playoffs.

Can put all the lipstick on the pig that you want, but it is still a pig. And while Elizabeth is certainly trying to connect with fans, there is still a real lack of trusted, knowledgeable football personal in the front office. 

Win. It's really that simple. Win games, win in the playoffs, get the laughing stock label off the team, then all this "New Dey" stuff has meaning. 

Remember, this was about ownership.  Not the players, right?  The ownership put together a championship-caliber squad from 2011-2015.  I will argue all day long that the 2015 team could have won the Championship, and most likely would have if Dalton had not been injured.  That wasn't that long ago.  Then, there were some drafts that didn't cut the mustard, at all.  They whiffed big time on almost all the offensive line picks that were designed to replace aging veterans.  That led us to where we stand today.  The best talent on the team aged and production significantly declined as the lines were not properly staffed with talent.  

I won't bother to spend a lot of key strokes on trying to show how the ownership has worked on turning the roster (including coaches) through both the draft and free agency because you have already seen it and understand it.  The result on the field has not materialized (yet) and I get the frustration falling back on ownership.  

However, this tired "they don't care" and "they are cheap" narrative is just not fair nor accurate.  They have built top-flight rosters in the recent past and will do it again now.  From there, it is up to the PLAYERS and COACHES to execute it on the field.