12-17-2021, 02:07 AM
You can be optimistic all day long, talk about new guys, point towards things that appear different, yet, until this team stops getting sphincter cramps every time they have a chance to grab the ring and constantly find new ways to lose every week, giving fans that fleeting hope that they're juuuuuuuust about there if they can just fix "X", they are the same Bengals you've watched for the last 30+ years.
As healthy as they've been, their record says exactly who they are, while other teams actually improve, go to and win playoff games.
"If they can just fix the line", "If Burrow could just stop throwing interceptions", "If Mixon could just get consistent good gains", "If the offense could just start the game hot", "If they would just be more aggressive when the game is there to win", "If Bates could have just held on to that pick 6", "If the defense could just get that one last stop to win the game", "If Zac could just not mis-manage the game at crucial times". There's nothing negative-thinking about that. Just the reality of where they are. The same place they've always been.
As healthy as they've been, their record says exactly who they are, while other teams actually improve, go to and win playoff games.
"If they can just fix the line", "If Burrow could just stop throwing interceptions", "If Mixon could just get consistent good gains", "If the offense could just start the game hot", "If they would just be more aggressive when the game is there to win", "If Bates could have just held on to that pick 6", "If the defense could just get that one last stop to win the game", "If Zac could just not mis-manage the game at crucial times". There's nothing negative-thinking about that. Just the reality of where they are. The same place they've always been.
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