Would you help the Bengals build a new stadium?

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(12-14-2021, 12:07 AM)Shake n Blake Wrote: You're right. He didn't say "win" he said the generic "compete" word

That said, he still lied. He pretty much blamed their losing on free agency, saying in effect that free agency changed everything, and they couldn't compete due to inability to sign free agents thanks to the old ugly stadium holding them back.

The new stadium changed very little with their approach to free agency.

The cities you mention didn't have an NFL team, so they were more desperate, and local fans didn't know what it was like to deal with 30 years of overall losing ways. So they're more likely to "just want a team".

Cincinnati knows it all too well.

I know another city would swoop in and gladly take the Bengals. I'm just saying that if the FO decides that's what they'd want to do, I'd let them, considering the results after the last go round.

I mean, what does "win" really mean?  The SB?  The division?  One game?

Increasing player salaries were one of the issues he cited, but that also includes being able to resign his own players. 

But in any case, if you remember the Lost Decade, there's no way you can argue FA hasn't improved since PBS opened.  Toast Jones...Jeff Query...Eric Bienemy... dragging Barry Foster out of retirement only to have him go back into retirement before ever playing a down...Neil O'fnDonald... getting 1 decent season out of Richmond Webb before injuries ended him...Garrison Hearst was probably the best we got but doesn't really count because we got him on fn waivers.  Guys that make John Thornton look like Aaron Donald.  Guys that make Nate Clements look like Deion.