Since the Bengals last playoff win...

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(01-01-2017, 07:27 PM)Bengalholic Wrote: 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).

But, but, we have been to the Wild Card Round 7 times...  The bottom line is the Bengals, as an organization, have been inept when compared to their peers under the Mike Brown regime.  Inept.  Period.  Fred can spin it any way this side of Hobson, but the results speak for themselves.  In the socialist NFL environment, everyone outside of the Browns and Lions have shown at least some tangible success in a push for an NFL title.  Hell, over the course of their existence, the Bengals have two good seasons in 49 years.