01-01-2017, 07:27 PM
(01-01-2017, 01:41 PM)fredtoast Wrote: At least I am smart enough to know we are better than the Browns.
The people who think the only way to measure the success of a team is the most recent playoff win can't figure this out.
Playoff wins since 1991 is totally random and a pretty stupid way to judge how successful a franchise is or has been.
It's very telling that whenever you (or others) are making this kind of argument, you always choose to compare the Bengals to the very worst examples. Is that honestly the standard we're aiming for, to be better than the worst? Shouldn't the true barometer, in terms of evaluating overall success, be how we stack up against the best?
Even if we narrow the scope - to make it more friendly - to just the Marvin era, and only in our own conference, and not even counting playoff wins...the Bengals are still just middle of the pack in overall success (total wins, winning seasons and PO appearances).
