Brandon LaFell helped the Bengals transition

For the antagonism that Brandon LaFell received in Cincinnati, the veteran wide receiver played his part; he did exactly what he was expected of him.

Following Cincinnati’s Tsar Bomba-sized postseason meltdown against Pittsburgh, the Bengals solemnly watched Marvin Jones and Mohamed Sanu sign contracts worth a combined $72.5 million with Detroit and Atlanta respectively. It was a depressing wave goodbye with a red-hued mist emerging from Andy Dalton’s Disney-sized eyes.

“Who is the next guy going to be”, quarterback Andy Dalton asked in April 2016. ”That’s what you do and that’s what everybody has been talking about. It’s not like we’re hurting completely at these positions because we’ve got…