Comp picks dictating FA approach

[*Wyche'sWarrior*]

(03-16-2017, 04:11 PM)Bengalholic Wrote: Wouldn't logic dictate that if a repeated approach isn't yielding the desired end result, that the approach should be re-examined and altered at some point?


Again brother, the desired end result has to matter. If the 'process' - regardless of experiencing some success along the way - never produces the desired outcome, then where's the value in repeating that exact process over and over?


The 'evidence' suggests that the process/approach isn't producing the needed outcome. The evidence indicates that a new approach (at least in certain areas) is needed. 


You're right, the Bengals have done some things well and they deserve credit for those things. There's other things they haven't done well and they also deserve criticism for those. 
At the end of the day though, the big picture does matter. That 26 year figure isn't just a meaningless throw away number, it's a glaring reminder that in almost 3 decades...this franchise has yet to figure out a formula that gets them past game 17.

You, me, and others have indeed given the Bengals their due credit.  I was behind them in extending Burfict, Atkins, Dunlap, Dalton, Green, et al....and gave them a resounding "attaboy" for such moves.  I have praised drafts.....but the fact is, the last two FAs have been utter failures, the last several drafts haven't really produced.  They deserve the flak they're getting, and then some.  They don't have the track record to receive any benefits of any doubts.....just how I, Paul Daughtery, and many others see it.