09-08-2016, 04:12 AM
(09-07-2016, 10:58 AM)OrlandoBengal Wrote: How do you figure that the Bengals have been the best team in the NFL for the last five years? The Patriots, Seahawks, and Broncos have all been to multiple Super Bowls during this time, each winning one. The Bengals have not won a single playoff game. All three teams also have a better regular season record than Cincinnati. Yes, the Bengals have performed well in the regular season, but they have in no way been the best team in the NFL.Dont wanna get into college on a bengals thread but we lost nobody after that year that was this year when we lost all but 6 starters to the draft we lost nobody after the 2014 season. And as far as your earlier point just going off of the top of my head hear, not looking up stats. We have beaten seahawks twice at least since 2013, broncos twice? And patriots once. so out of this the only team that might be better head to head is patriots. And if you take out the 2011 season we probably have a better overall season record. But i was just talking head to head we are the best team in the nfl. Record wise i know there are better teams over the past 5 years.
As for college, the preseason rankings take into effect who graduated and left for the NFL. They don't automatically award it to the National Championship team from the year before.
(09-07-2016, 06:51 PM)Nately120 Wrote: I clearly meant to say playoff wins. My bad.
Anyways, I don't think the average analyst/expert/talking head thinks the Bengals are going to be bad, but we have finished in 12th place 5 years running and we are pretty much predicted to do the same thing again. What's the big deal? The optimists want acknowledgement for the past 5 years and we're getting it...Bengals...10th place or so again this year.
Seems fair to me. I just don't get the point of stomping our feet and wondering why 5 straight 12th place finishes don't make us the favorite to be #1. You can't trade in 5 12th place ribbons for one 1st place trophy...though that DOES make me think of the carnivals where you can trade 4 small prizes for medium and then trade 4 mediums for a large, and so on.
Agree with this just wanted to say something about the begginning of your argument. Nfl.com guy forget who it was predicted 4-12 for the bengals.
