I just feel like everyone is going to spend all week talking about Mahomes' ankle or Burrow being a Demigod or Chase against this young secondary or Lou Anarumo being a psychopath...and then in the end it's just going to Samaje Perine bludgeoning Bolton and Gay to death.
Originally Posted by Pepe Silvia:
"Even if the Chiefs win the Super Bowl the narrative will always be that they were scared of the Bengals." Damn they are salty.
This was a one-year-wonder fluke team that made if further than they ever should have and it made the fanbase so insane they actually believe they belong in the SB every year despite being able to do any of the things that everyone knows you need to lock down:
1) Make playoffs - nope
2) Win Division - nope.
3) Lock up home field - nope. [Reply]
The problem is the Brown family is never going to pay for a championship level team. They're cheap.
It's unfair to Cinci fans but it is what it is...
Even when they open their pocket book... Chase turned down $35m/year. With inflation and in winning the triple crown he will ask for closer to $40m. Tee on the open market is probably worth $25m. They could pay well over $40m just to keep the team the same. That's not even factoring in all the guys they'll lose on defense and the OL who will probably be replaced.
Cap space is also relative. Lots and lots of real good teams with way more cap space. We will see tons of inflation in the upcoming offseason. Youd think $60m is a lot but it's actually middle of the pack. Teams like New England, chargers, pats, raiders are gonna spend obscene amounts of money. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Coochie liquor:
The fans want Lou fired. Guess he’s the one who let their best defensive players leave, and drafted poorly replacing them?
Only in the Bengals and the fairy tale world their fans live in would someone think anyone is going to give a shit about them anymore once the ball kicks off Saturday.
In fact, you get your 24 hours to mourn for otherwise just get on with the draft talk. [Reply]
Originally Posted by pugsnotdrugs19:
Only in the Bengals and the fairy tale world their fans live in would someone think anyone is going to give a shit about them anymore once the ball kicks off Saturday.
In fact, you get your 24 hours to mourn for otherwise just get on with the draft talk.
They got an ego trip because they had all these stupidly flawed "loyalty" rankings. Nevermind that they have ridiculously low attendance in years season ticket holders expect an average or worse season. They got love because they were Cinderella, now they've been trying to play victim latching onto the chiefs coattails. They're the reason fans became obsessed with the refs and the chiefs, and now this fake controversy.
Talk to any fan in the afc north. They all hate each other as division rivals do. None of them have ever respected a Bengals fan. Real loyalty is the browns constant support for their shit team and even the Steelers rooting for their mid team. It's why I hate but empathize with fan bases like buffalo. They piss me off at times but you know they're real ones [Reply]