Another change that needs to happen

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(01-16-2019, 12:29 PM)JungleRock85 Wrote: The Bengals are well known for having Hobspin tell us every offseason that they won't make very many big moves because the successful teams only build through the draft....well that logic has always been flawed but look no further than who is still in the playoffs as an example.

Rams - Andrew Whitworth, Ndamukong Suh, John Sulliven, Aqib Talib, Brandin Cooks, Dante Fowler, Traded up For Goff

Chiefs - Sammy Watkins, Mitchell Schwartz, Anthony Hitchens, Cam Erving, Kendall Fuller, Damien Williams, Traded up For Mahomes as well

Patriots - Stephon Gilmore, Rex Burkhead, Cordarrelle Patterson, Trent Brown, Lawrence Guy, Jason McCourty, Kyle Van Noy

Saints - Max Unger, Larry Warford, Damario Davis, AJ Klein, Eli Apple, Ted Ginn, Signed Brees as a Free Agent originally

Agreed. The Bengals need to be better in FA.
As for the teams who only build through the draft, I think most reference the Steelers. Well, the Steelers have only played in a Super Bowl once in the past decade and lost. I don't know if their model really is the model for the best success anymore. On top of the teams you listed, back when the Broncos were constantly going deep in the playoffs, they made a big FA signing in Peyton Manning. If they hadn't signed Manning, they likely would never have gone to a Super Bowl, let alone win one.
FA is not about getting a bunch of guys and blowing a bunch of money, it's about bringing in 1-3 really good players who will take your team to the next level. This is something the Bengals have not been good at doing.