The Bengals need to suck it up, break the norm and make a damn trade

[*ochocincos*]

Bengals use the following philosophy, it seems:

- If doing just .500 or lower, don't trade because it won't make enough of a difference to get to the Super Bowl and we don't want to potentially spend extra $$ given the upcoming contracts we gotta pay.

- If doing well, no need to trade because the team is good enough.

The only scenario I see Bengals making a trade for is if a season-ending injury happens to a key piece and they are right there in the mix for the division lead at the trade deadline.