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(12-28-2020, 11:00 AM)Rubekahn29 Wrote: Tell that to the Dolphins. Started out 0-8 finished 5-3 last year and are something like 15-8 since that 0-8 start. You gotta start winning at some point. Anyone poo pooing winning is just being silly. 

Tell that to the 2016 Bengals. Started out 3-7-1, finished 3-2. Then they went 7-9.

Tell that to the 2017 Bengals. Started out 3-6, finished 4-3. Then they went 6-10.

Tell that to the 2019 Bengals. Started out 0-11, finished 2-3. Then they went 4-10-1.

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It's absurd to compare the Dolphins to the Bengals since they had vastly different approaches. The Dolphins traded talent to get picks and had a lot of roster turnover. The Bengals held onto their guys and got zero value. The Dolphins had 3 1st round picks and 2 2nd round picks. The Bengals have 1 bonus 7th round pick. The Dolphins won 5 games in their first season and 10 so far in their second season under Flores. The Bengals have won 6 games in 2 seasons with Taylor.

Once you're mathematically eliminated from the playoffs, there's no point in winning.