02-01-2022, 11:47 PM
(01-31-2022, 04:48 PM)psychdoctor Wrote: I understand the need to sensationalize things. I do. That need may have gotten Schefter in trouble regarding Brady. But I really feel Cowherd cannot accept the success of Bengals franchise.
He is not alone. The NFL and fans around the world are in shock right now. Seriously. There is a lot of freaked out people in the AFCN right now, and AFC is fked with Burrow, Mahomes, and Allen. Even Rodgers may want to avoid the AFC now.
Not only have the Bengals changed the narrative of the NFL, but they have changed the paradigm of building a contender in the NFL. They have created a blueprint on how to go from NFL worse to Best in two years. It is not about throwing money at players and talent. It is about attracting and drafting the "right" talent for you team. It is about getting the "right" QB for you team.
Well said.
We did a very short rebuild. Got our staff and QB. Gutted the roster of aging players on big contracts. Drafted to fit a system and then splurged in free agency.
The most impressive thing to me is this defense that adapts to the opponent, and this idea of playing vanilla in the first half, seeing what will succeed, then making big adjustments at half.
I've never seen a team like this one.
The training, nutrition, medicine, fitness, playbooks and rules evolve. The athlete does not.
