Barnwell: Should the Lions really shell out for Matthew Stafford?

The Bengals promoted Zac Taylor’s hiring as a “New Deyâ€� in franchise history, but his first season was as bad as it’s been – a 2-14 record and team-record 11 straight losses. New generation of Bengals getting a chance to break free of futility. During the three days of the NFL draft, Cincinnati loaded up on players who can replace aging stars in the next couple of years and take the franchise in a different direction.