They're Done!!! Our long wait is over

[Millhouse]

(03-17-2025, 10:12 AM)ochocincos Wrote: I think that's the point.

Is the team kind of in limbo right now with the current roster such that without really getting a boost from more/new talent, they just hover between 8-10 wins and maybe just get WC spots like the Dalton-era or Palmer-era Bengals?

While having Chase and Higgins obviously helps to not bottom out for 2026-2029, it doesn't really do much to improve the team from where it was last year.

If they don't hit on draft picks, we have to hope existing other players on the team really take the next steps to boost the overall performance of the team.
Burrow, Chase, Higgins, and Hendrickson are pretty much about as high as they can possibly go.

Right, which the bolded I agree for sure from a certain point of view. 

I am in the opinion though that if these deals didn't get done, then there was a pretty real chance a 2011 offseason could repeat itself in a similar full meltdown, simply because it actually happened with this front office. And if that was the case, well thankfully it wasn't.

So even though there is a lot of work to be done and the talent meter may not have moved yet,  these deals are far more important than not getting done, and it's not even close to me in regards to the chances of winning of a Super Bowl for at least the next few years. 

My post-deal prediction is that the Bengals should definitely be a playoff team, assuming they do prepare for the season differently this time around like Taylor hinted at (I think it was him?) And time will tell towards end of season if they are legit in making a Super Bowl run after making the playoffs.