Perception going forward?

[SunsetBengal]

(10-30-2021, 04:31 PM)HarleyDog Wrote: It appears the sports writers and commentators are finally giving the team some respect. I wonder if this has a big impact on FA? We’ve heard it before and even said it on here many times that players don’t want to play for this team. We’ve received such a bad rap (Well deserved some could agree) in the past.

Yet, insert today’s Bengals and there is great camaraderie and culture in that locker room. Those same traits are working on the field. These players are having fun. So, does this make this organization look appealing to other players? Or, were we just full of shit and all players care about is the money?

By and large, I feel that most players are all about the money.  However, we have also seen a few stars toward the end of their careers take a team friendly deal with a serious contender, in an effort to have a chance at a Title that has eluded them.  So I would think that winning and culture makes a little bit of difference in attracting quality free agents, but not as much as huge money to the players with their prime years still ahead of them.