11-30-2016, 03:00 PM
(11-30-2016, 10:18 AM)Wyche Wrote: Ah yes.....sweet reminiscing.....remember on the old board when some of us would raise hell every year during FA that we needed to sign a top notch FA or two to get us over the hump before the window closed on this group? Welp, looks like the sumbitch slammed shut, and will be nailed shut next season.
So frustrating, but yeah I seem to recall a few people saying we needed to go all-in to help this talented core get over the hump. Suddenly, all these young talented players are old and not so talented anymore. Such a shame. The Bengals kept building towards a glorious future that never arrived because Mikey refused to push all his chips in.
(11-30-2016, 11:14 AM)OrlandoBengal Wrote: I think it could be more than just next season. I look at this team and there are a lot of holes to fill, plus others in the next couple seasons. As you say, we all know they are not going to be active in free agency, which leaves the draft. I personally think it is going to take multiple drafts, and that is assuming they hit on all the top picks (something they have not done recently).
Sucks, but I think this team could be in a down cycle.
You know it's sad but truuue!
By the time we built again that way, Dalton and Green would be ready for retirement. Atkins and Dunlap are only a couple seasons away. It is so sad that this talented group will only be known for unprecedented playoff failure thanks to Mike Brown and Marvin Lewis. They should be ashamed.
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