02-14-2022, 01:09 PM
(02-14-2022, 01:00 PM)Johnny Cupcakes Wrote: This team had a second year QB coming off of an injury that would permanently disable most of the people on this forum, coming back in 9 months to lead a team of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd year players and a cobbled together defense all the way to the Super Bowl, where they led well into the 4th quarter against a team with superstars everywhere.
They have a very large amount of cap space, more than any other team in league, that they can go out and spend to fill their holes (teehee). They’ll have enough space to bring back most of the players they should, while still being able to spend enough to start getting the offensive line to a respectable place.
No one expected this yet. A super bowl loss (although painful) is not the end of what is being built here. This team will build its weaknesses up, and they will be perennial Super Bowl contenders, and for the first time in my life, I can say that I’ll be very surprised if they don’t win one soon.
I’ve seen a lot of negative takes on this team in the last 12 hours, and I get it…it definitely stings. But some perspective is terribly needed when reflecting on what’s going on here. “There’s always next year” is no longer said as a joke. They’ll be back, stronger and better. And hopefully, with a bit of luck on the health and draft/FA fronts, be back in the Super Bowl.
Kudos to the nice Broncos fan who came on this forum last night to offer words of comfort. Specifically, he said, from his experience with the Broncos, when the Bengals finally achieve victory in a Super Bowl it will be that much sweeter because of the course to get there. That's a very comforting thought.
