2015 - an 8 and 0 start - #1 in the Power Rankings – Mike & Marvin’s Peak time

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You would have thought the logical thing to do going into 2016 was realize how close the Bengals were the year before and go "all-in" to take it even higher.
Instead we saw the Bengals lose a lot of talent (Jones, Sanu, Nelson, Gilberry, Smith, Hue) and pick up mediocre replacements.
And a lot of that money was being "reserved" for extensions and ended up only re-signing the worst of the "Big 3" in Kirkpatrick.
So unless the Bengals really do change their approach to FA and/or the draft, I don't see the Bengals getting back to 2015 form within the next 1-2 years.