05-08-2020, 11:54 AM
Kind of funny that some of the same people who claim "almost all NFL games are close due to parity" in order to diminish the Bengals 2019 season are also claiming you have to make huge monumental changes in order to get better.
If the Bengals were close in a lot of games last year because all NFL teams are close in talent then the amount of big changes the Bengals made this offseason should make a big difference in their record. I know every other team in the league added draft picks and free agents, but the Bengals should improve more than most other teams because. . .
1. Bengals did not lose any key free agents without replacing them. (Darquez, Vigil) Every good free agent signed by any team is a loss to another team. So not every team improves in free agency. Some lose more than they gain.
2. Most teams are not adding an extra first round pick who did not play last year.
3. Most teams do not have the best player on their offense returning after missing all of last season.
If the Bengals were close in a lot of games last year because all NFL teams are close in talent then the amount of big changes the Bengals made this offseason should make a big difference in their record. I know every other team in the league added draft picks and free agents, but the Bengals should improve more than most other teams because. . .
1. Bengals did not lose any key free agents without replacing them. (Darquez, Vigil) Every good free agent signed by any team is a loss to another team. So not every team improves in free agency. Some lose more than they gain.
2. Most teams are not adding an extra first round pick who did not play last year.
3. Most teams do not have the best player on their offense returning after missing all of last season.
