“There’s always next year…”

[*Nately120*]

Part of me knows this team will be a force for years to come, and I expect them to win it all next year. With that being said, I also realize that unless you are Tom Brady you can't count on being in the SB more than once or twice in your entire career (and even he had a 10 year drought which would have stopped most mortal QBs right there).

It took us a long time, but we finally capitalized on the parity the NFL has in place to make sure a team like the Bengals can make it to the SB with a few good drafts and some key FA pickups. Now we have to stay sharp because other teams are gunning to take our place as the new emerging force.

Hell, right now we are on a 2 year streak where a team gets a vet QB who is known for being on one team and then they win it all in his first year in their home stadium...wacky.