About fed up....

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(11-02-2016, 02:46 AM)sixxfan26 Wrote: Just venting, but... I'm seriously about fed up entirely with the mediocrity of this team. Overall, we had a great season in 2015, but it quickly sank with the implosion in the playoffs. We can ***** about coaching forever and a day, but in the end, the players have to get it done on the field. It starts at the top and goes all the way to the bottom. Where's the fire? Where's the attitude? Where's the will to win?
Do we see it on the field? I sure don't. I don't know what to think anymore. I'm a diehard fan and have pledged my forever allegiance to the Bengals. I will never root for another team in the NFL unless somehow the Bengals fall off the face of the earth. But I have days where I feel like if I continue to support THIS team, the current management, etc.... feels like I'm just enabling the mediocrity. I have days where I wonder what would happen if we all just got pissed off and "walked away?" I mean like, if the stadium was half empty. The TV ratings fell. Merchandise sales slowed down. Would it change anything? Doubt it.

Don't get me wrong, I can handle the losses, but only when I can clearly see the effort from coaches and players. Continuous mediocrity and acceptance of such is hard to swallow year after year. I have days where I ponder taking a few steps back and putting my fan allegiance on hold until they right this ship. I find myself less and less interested in watching this mess anymore. And I hate it, because I LOVE THIS TEAM!!

I know some will flame me for this post, but I also know most are just as embarrassed and fed up as I am. Anyone feel where I'm coming from?

Again, just venting. Frustrated man.. frustrated.

I know exactly where you are coming from.  It has been like the ultimate bait-and-switch.  You saw a defense that was outstanding in nearly every phase of the game.  An offense that was coming in to form, and then Dalton breaks his thumb and the season is seemingly over.  However, McCarron plays well enough for them to get the division crown, and had the steelers dead to rights in the opening week of the postseason.  Regardless of how bad the loss was, I felt that this year's team would be more determined than ever to win it all.  

Instead, we got a lifeless, effortless turd of a defense.  A coaching staff that have ZERO BALLS in any way, shape, or form (cue burnt toast and some lame stat about going for it on fourth down).  And, lastly, some of our rookies that looked so promising last year have regressed in to some of the worst talent in the league with no apparent gain of strength in the offseason.  

It was as though last season killed the spirit of this team.  And as much as I love the Bengals, I hate watching this team.  They are a dumpster fire.  The worst kind of team is the one that plays without any energy.  Aside from Andy and AJ, this team is one of the worst in the league at virtually every other category:  Rushing, Sacks, INTs, forced turnovers, opposing QB rating, total defense....you name it, they suck at it.  

Oh, they are really good at TALKING about being a good team.  How angry they are about their performance, and how changes are coming, and how this past weekend was a "business trip", blah, blah, blah....