Merril Hodge says Bengals can compete with the Patriots

[CJD]

That's what people said last year.

Look how that turned out.

I think the Patriots are in a league all their own.

We are a good team, but we'd lose to New England if we played tomorrow.

In the playoffs, in New England most likely, I'd also have a hard time believing we'd beat them.

Tom Brady is, quite simply, the best there is. At least in the NFL today, perhaps ever.

We just have to wait for his ass to retire.