What a painful loss

[TecmoBengals]

(12-13-2021, 01:13 AM)Tony Wrote: I'm not even gonna talk superbowl. I'm beginning to wander if some of us 40+ old fans will ever see a playoff win in out adult lives..

I have the utmost empathy for us 40-something year old fans. We were in the right age range to have that youthful passion for the Bengals and enjoy the team as kids while also learning how football Xs & Os worked. I thought things were going to be great for the franchise and we were legit elite like the 49'ers. As fans, we were so close to a Super Bowl win and had to brush off the crushing defeat to cheer on the team for more trips to the playoffs. Then, the curse of Bo Jackson kicked in and it's been misery ever since. Klingler, Big Daddy, Ki-Jana, Akili, Shula, Coslett, and so much disappointment during the '90s. They didn't even make it on TV most weekends because of the NFL blackout rules! The early 2000s gave hope, but of course Palmer got hurt on a deep bomb to Henry. The Dalton-Green era was fun, but there was an ever present sense they just weren't good enough; some dumb playoff penalties didn't help. Anyhow, I lament.

There are more important matters in the world than what the Cincinnati Bengals do or do not accomplish, but admittedly I have wanting them to win a Super Bowl high on my list of things to see before I die. At this point, I'm with you. Will I even see a playoff win?