A look back at some of 2018's big money moves...

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(03-14-2019, 11:49 AM)NKURyan Wrote: I think that up to about 3 years ago there were plenty of teams and fanbases that would've looked at the Bengals approach and say "they're doing something right in order to make the playoffs 5 straight seasons", but now we're all supposed to pretend like that doesn't mean anything because they never won one of those games. A lot of fanbases (outside of a handful of teams) would've been very happy to have that level of success.

In all fairness, fans of other teams that I know considered the Bengals to be a veritable first round bye after the 2013 loss, and they were leaning that way before it.  Also, teams that would envy making the playoffs 5 years in a row (Bills, Dolphins, Jets, Browns, Jaguars, Raiders, Redskins, Lions, Buccaneers) have all made a number of significant changes to their QB/HC/GM aspects (for good, or ill) in the past 8 years, anyways. I see more action and less wishing and envying than you, I guess.

But I won't knock it entirely...it was an accomplishment.