Starting to Think We Go QB Early

[Essex Johnson]

(04-19-2019, 11:02 AM)Shake n Blake Wrote: He didn't have to. That's how hype works. People were excited before the season began, because we hired a hyped HC candidate and drafted the consensus top QB and Heisman winner. Just knowing we had a franchise QB on the bench waiting to take over got people hyped. I can still vividly remember Carson's preseason debut against the Jets. People were stoked to see him for the first time. 

I bought my first Bengals tickets in 2003, when the Bengals were off to a 1-4 start. They weren't "winning", yet the ticket sales were already up by 4.1% over the previous year. Average attendance in the first 3 home games of 2002 was 58,279. Average attendance in the first 3 home games of 2003 was 60,656. 

2002 schedule:

Chargers
Bucs
Steelers

2003 schedule:

Broncos
Steelers
Ravens

2003 new HC and first pick of draft , so two variables that would support believe the "HYPE" our attendance should have really went up, well i think 10 percent and that still was very low end overall attendance.  I would account some of that interest to winning.. 4-12 to 8-8 finally breaking the long season losing streaks.  Im going with our Davis quote "Win Baby" over Hype.  Pick the player you feel best helps our team at this point to win.....