2023 NFL Combine

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(03-06-2023, 03:24 PM)WVUHomer Wrote: I could see that unfortunately. Doing that leads to a "Same ole Bengals" mindset however. Not getting a player that could help you push you to a championship and just settling to be good for a long time.

Bengals probably would argue they were driving to win the Super Bowl in Feb 2022 and they were just 3 points short of returning to the Super Bowl in Jan 2023.
Not to mention key injuries to three starters on the OL, which is very rare for a team that goes to the conference championship game.
Thus, they feel they are championship-caliber as long as they can retain most of their guys, stay more healthy than last year, and supplement with some draft picks and/or cheaper lower-tier FAs to boost depth.