06-07-2023, 09:55 PM
(06-07-2023, 01:52 PM)ochocincos Wrote: Exactly.
People are going to have to accept that some of these good veterans may not be here soon because of the additional cap allocated to Burrow and likely Chase and Higgins.
Some spots have to give.
So the spots you let go are the ones that got you to the Super Bowl and AFC Championship game? The Bengals offense with Burrow, Higgins, Chase failed to put more than 20 points on the board against both Baltimore and K.C. in the playoffs. It was the defense anchored by Reader that carried the team and gave the team a chance. You take Reader out of this defense and the offense cant score enough to compensate. The offense couldnt even compensate for not having Reader against Cleveland when Reader was injured. You saw what happened on Monday Night Football. The Bengals got ran all over with no Reader to stop a good rushing attack while Burrow with his buddy Higgins managed to put up just 13 points on offense. Im sorry but Reader is more valuable than Higgins.
