11-26-2018, 03:49 PM
It was pretty clear yesterday that the Browns and Bengals are two teams headed in completely opposite directions. This team missed its window to win with AJ, Geno, Burfict, Dunlap, and others in their prime. The Mayfield kid is a winner and exudes everything the Bengals, Dalton, and Marvin dont. The Bengals will occupy the basement of the AFC North for years to come, especially given the team's philosophy of building through the draft with minimal free agent signings who actually make a difference. Recent bad drafts have killed this organization who had done a good job of drafting that led to a culmination of 5 consecutive playoff appearances. Since 2012, they have wasted a ton of 2-4 round picks on players who have done nothing. Then there's the 1st rounders of Ogbuehi and Ross. You simply can't miss on 1st and 2nd round picks and win, and you have to hit on more 3rd and 4th rounders than they have since 2012.
So while we can only hope the 2020's aren't as bad as the 90's were, it's pretty clear where this team is headed.
So while we can only hope the 2020's aren't as bad as the 90's were, it's pretty clear where this team is headed.
