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I love the pre-mike brown Bengals. And I love some of the guys who came through here and tried to win.
But I don't get very excited about the draft. We've whiffed a lot lately. And even when we don't, we don't do what we need to win.
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This happens every year...then we'll draft some people that no one has ever heard of and people will act like we drafted 7 Pro Bowl players and all be recharged!
Then, preseason happens and guys like Auden Tate are touted to be Super Stars because of what they do against 4th string CB's! And guys like Billings are projected to get 12 sacks!
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(12-27-2018, 02:58 PM)I_C_DeadPeople Wrote: 2015 was the straw for me, I still follow, still a fan but essentially have no connection emotionally. Just waiting for Mikey to die or go senile. Then we will see..
Yep. That's when I felt my fandom kinda die off a bit. Each losing season (and Marvin extension) since has only added to it.
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W...whait..err..wait I mean .. We'll draft a 7th round wr who will sit on the bench for 15 games only to become yet another in the long line of players who could have been superstars IF ONLY ..
Hobs will write about his athletic ability which will instantly equate to exactly zero in real games and everyone will clamore to see him start every game up until he's finally cut and working at Walmart as a greater..
In the immortal words of my old man, "Wait'll you get to be my age!"
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