Bengals Brace For Different Free Agency With Same Approach

Geoff Hobson

The NFL's new year begins next week with the advent of free agency and even though the numbers are now in the astronomical billions, the philosophy remains grounded in the same economic principles that guided the Bengals through five straight playoff appearances from the previous decade to back-to-back AFC title game berths the last two seasons:

_Extending their young stars with top-of-the-lin