01-08-2025, 07:06 PM
It's easy for the fans to see the waste and ask to cut it.
But we've seen how hard it has been for some (most?) of these new guys coming in to adapt to the new team and become productive.
I can also see some hesitation in guys who have been with the team 3+ years like Hubbard and Cappa.
Bengals do show some level of loyalty and may decide to keep 1/both of them while bringing in a draft pick to sit behind them a year to groom instead.
Guys like Stone, Rankins, and Moss though haven't been here long enough to justify keeping them around and they didn't perform well enough for the entirety of the season to give me confidence they'll be good in 2025.
The FO's mentality seems to be continuity is the key to getting this Super Bowl contender back to the playoffs, so I wouldn't be surprised to see just a few new faces added in FA to take over any departures (voluntarily or not) plus a couple early draft picks making a push for playing time as well.
Maybe that changes with a new DC and OL coach though.
But we've seen how hard it has been for some (most?) of these new guys coming in to adapt to the new team and become productive.
I can also see some hesitation in guys who have been with the team 3+ years like Hubbard and Cappa.
Bengals do show some level of loyalty and may decide to keep 1/both of them while bringing in a draft pick to sit behind them a year to groom instead.
Guys like Stone, Rankins, and Moss though haven't been here long enough to justify keeping them around and they didn't perform well enough for the entirety of the season to give me confidence they'll be good in 2025.
The FO's mentality seems to be continuity is the key to getting this Super Bowl contender back to the playoffs, so I wouldn't be surprised to see just a few new faces added in FA to take over any departures (voluntarily or not) plus a couple early draft picks making a push for playing time as well.
Maybe that changes with a new DC and OL coach though.
Zac Taylor 2019-2020: 6 total wins
Zac Taylor 2021-2022: Double-digit wins each season, plus 5 postseason wins
Zac Taylor 2023: 9 wins despite losing Burrow half the season
Zac Taylor 2024: Started 1-4. Ended 9-8 but barely missed playoffs
Changes needed to do better in Sept/Oct moving forward.
Sorry for Party Rocking!
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Zac Taylor 2021-2022: Double-digit wins each season, plus 5 postseason wins
Zac Taylor 2023: 9 wins despite losing Burrow half the season
Zac Taylor 2024: Started 1-4. Ended 9-8 but barely missed playoffs
Changes needed to do better in Sept/Oct moving forward.
Sorry for Party Rocking!
