Trey Wingo Believes We Have The Best Talent In The NFL!

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Actually, he said that we have "the best young talent," but it's still a pretty big compliment, especially since it's hard to find a more talented group of players, regardless of age!

Quote:For the latter, Wingo had some lofty compliments for the reigning AFC champs, noting that while there may have been some elements of “flukiness” in their run to Super Bowl LVI, they are here to stay.

“You can make a very compelling argument that the best, young core of talent in the NFL is in Cincinnati,” Wingo told me in the cush “fan-cave” inside of the Caesars Palace Sportsbook. “Joe Burrow, Ja’Marr Chase, Tee Higgins and Joe Mixon. I’m not sure, as we speak, that there’s a better core of offensive skill position players than those guys.”

Joe Mixon is a top five or top ten back, Burrow proved that he's already one of the top QBs and he did it with no offensive line, Ja'Marr is a top three receiver in the league, and Higgins is a hell of a #2 receiver!

Quote:When recounting Cincinnati’s three playoff wins this past season, Wingo noted how fine the razor’s edge was in the Bengals’ wins versus the Raiders, Titans and Chiefs, respectively. And, while he notes that the talent is there and then some in Cincinnati, he also quipped: “I just don’t know if you can count on those many things going right again.”

But, as they say, “Luck favors the prepared”. The Bengals were a good team last year that created many of their own opportunities for a successful run.

We had a lot of luck last season in the playoffs but we won't need as much luck with a better team on the field!

Quote:Wingo also noted his admiration for what the Bengals did in free agency prior to the draft. Cincinnati signed three new starters on their offensive line, while also keeping their roster largely intact.

“They did a great job this offseason,” Wingo said when I asked him about the Bengals avoiding the dreaded Super Bowl loss hangover. “They had one glaring weakness—that was the offensive line—and they have shored that up with fighters. La’el Collins, (Ted) Karras comes over—these guys aren’t just good, they’re mean, you know, and that’s what you want. They didn’t have enough nasty in that Super Bowl and that’s why Aaron Donald was able to take over the game the way he did.”

The only thing that slowed us down was our line.

There's more in the article but it's nice to hear Wingo jumping on our bandwagon!