It's easy to be cynical, cast blame, and hurtle soon-to-be-paid-off, pun-intended stones at the Cincinnati Bengals' front office. To invoke one of Joe Burrow's passions, the Bengals' brass is like a collection of fossils animated for the 21st century.
If there's one thing Duke Tobin and the gang struggle most over, it's admitting mistakes. Whether players develop too late for it to truly matter, or the implicit messaging is real-time defiance in the midst of colossal on-field ineptitude, Cincinnati's evaluators struggle with accountability as a collective.
As Burrow begs the organization for change this offseason, one way they can turn over a new leaf is by parting ways with a past free-agent signee who simply hasn't panned out.