Keyshawn Johnson: "Bengals are not at the top of the class in the AFC"

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(05-27-2022, 09:56 AM)SunsetBengal Wrote: That is it, exactly.  Some of our fans act like we're coming off of some 20 year Patriots like dynasty of success or something, when in reality, other than last year, all we've really had to get happy about over the past 30+ years is a little 5 year run near the top of mediocrity back in Marvin Lewis' peak years.

I think that's fair to a point, but I also don't think the standards are necessarily the same when it comes to different franchises.

The Chargers are a trendy pick pretty much every year, and they never live up to expectations.  

The Ravens have won a pair of SB's this century, but they are also 1-3 in the playoffs during the Lamar Jackson era.  They have missed the playoffs 5 out of 9 seasons since their last SB win and have only 2 playoff wins in that span.  

The Steelers have also won a pair of SB's this century and Tomlin has never finished below .500 in the regular season, but they haven't won a playoff game since '16 and Tomlin has a losing record in the playoffs.  

The Dolphins and Raiders haven't won a playoff game since '00 and '02 respectively.  Cleveland has one playoff win since returning to the league in the late '90's.  Denver hasn't won a playoff game since '15.