What if we are trying hard in FA but no one wants to come?

[*ochocincos*]

(11 hours ago)ERIC1 Wrote: team did not empty the bank ..they have money..just maybe some players are not worth signing..even though it might disappoint some people

They may not be, but right now a high percentage of fans are concerned with the players they have incumbent to start, and fans choose to buy tickets/merch/etc.
Cincy is not like Cleveland where the entire city shows blind support no matter how poor the team does.
Attendance and merch sales will go down over the course of the year if there isn't optimism of the team doing well and making a postseason push.
It all starts with getting the fans excited in the offseason.

They may end up nailing signings like TJ Slaton and Oren Burks, but these are not names most fans recognize across the league, so it's understandable to be skeptical.

The draft also could end up helping solidify these other positions, but fans are getting more used to not get too hyped by draft picks being immediate significant contributors.
So I'm not expecting a crazy change of optimism for fans just because they may end up drafting an IOL and 1-2 DL early.
It should help improve depth though, if anything.

I know that if I were waiting to buy tickets this year based on how much I felt the team upgraded in the offseason, I wouldn't have bought tickets quite yet.