05-19-2016, 11:20 AM
(05-19-2016, 11:15 AM)treee Wrote: A veteran presence is absolutely integral if your main method of team building is via the draft like our Bengals. I think the way that the Bengals view FA and the draft is not one for immediate realization of potential but the gradual assembly of an enduring roster. We've watched this happen with perennial contenders such as the Patriots, the Packers, and the Squeelers and its a recipe for continued success. We're an antsy fan base in some ways because of our taste of success after the 90s, but you have to truly see the bigger picture to appreciate the new philosophy our FO has adopted over the past decade.
If the Bengals just had a little success in the playoffs, they would be THE model of how to run an NFL franchise. No team has been more consistent, has drafted, developed and retained players better in the last 10-15 years. All doing so without an elite head coach or an elite QB.
