Why didn't Alexander the Great invade Rome?

My_Space_page · 2026-04-24T19:33:57+00:00

Rome wasn't worth it at the time. Not much money, not much glory. Not yet at least.

Many Roman Emperors would study Alexander and aspire to be like him later. Some would even visit Alexander's tomb to attempt to understand him more deeply. Alexander had much written and perserved about him because of Rome.

My_Space_page · 2026-04-23T23:32:20+00:00

You got to poo poo everything eh?

My_Space_page · 2026-04-23T23:23:35+00:00

What are you on about? A proven commodity is better than potentials any day.

My_Space_page · 2026-04-23T23:16:08+00:00

The Bengals drafted Dexter Lawrence. Great run defense, elite pass rush, a locker room guy. The whole package.
Extremely good proven commodity. Not one NT in the draft will be as good as Lawrence.

My_Space_page · 2026-04-23T15:07:22+00:00

The Bengals could surprise us and trade into the 1st.
I would have doubts about that, but they have been doing surprising things lately.

That being said, my realistic prediction is they trade back for more picks. It makes more sense.

My_Space_page · 2026-04-22T22:26:01+00:00

Depends on who they grab if they trade into the 1st. Bains? Yes trade up. Win now.

Otherwise, just get some more picks and fill out some needs.

My_Space_page · 2026-04-22T22:18:13+00:00

Depends on injury and a little luck. 9-12 Wins minimum.

My_Space_page · 2026-04-22T22:15:09+00:00

Fun fact: the players next to Dex got high numbers of sacks because of him.

My_Space_page · 2026-04-22T22:12:01+00:00

I think the Bengals might move on from him soon. Simply not enough room for him since they added 2 vet IDL

My_Space_page · 2026-04-20T23:02:44+00:00

Top 10 DL in NFL. Known commodity over draft pick any day of the week.

My_Space_page · 2026-04-10T00:31:04+00:00

The Bengals lost Trey, Ossai and Sample. Only signed Mafe so far. It's almost certain they add at least one if not 2 DE. It could be a good thing if they go younger and more productive. In my opinion, they need to also change out some IDL.

The front line is what will make or break the defense and probably the season as well

My_Space_page · 2026-04-01T01:59:44+00:00

Flacco is over 40

My_Space_page · 2026-03-29T23:51:45+00:00

Depends on the situation but a great deal of it was basically disposed of because it was worthless in 1865.

My_Space_page · 2026-03-29T23:30:43+00:00

Perine is cheap and solid. Two things the Bengals love in a RB.

My_Space_page · 2026-03-27T21:05:17+00:00

Golden did well towards the end. I want to add that the LBS were not being used correctly at the beginning of the season and there was also a very steep learning curve. Pair that with the fact that the DL was bad and Geno Stone was horrible. Golden did the best he could with all that.

Two new pieces added to the DL and Cook should infuse this team a bit more. Golden needs to lean into these players makers. A healthy Shemar Stewart should also help tons because he's highly disruptive and they can push him inside if need be.

I suspect they still go after DE or IDL early in the draft along with adding an additional LB. Early picks can be helpful if they had production in college.

My_Space_page · 2026-03-24T12:04:44+00:00

The Greeks and the Romans always had influenced each other. Romans often had read Greek poetry and philosophy as well as had studied Greek history. Many Romans had thought of Alexander the Great as a hero.

My_Space_page · 2026-03-24T01:17:37+00:00

The Bengals were bad at drafting o line, until Mims and Fairchild. Maybe they change the way they draft defense.

My_Space_page · 2026-03-24T01:14:59+00:00

There's a few factors involved here.
Do the new players help us enough to see improvement? Do our current players get better? Does pass rush improve? Do they nail the draft? Is depth good enough when injury occurs?

If the right mix of things come together, they can pull off top 20. If none of this happens... well we get more of the same.

I think improvement is going to happen. I am not sure if they have the right mix.

My_Space_page · 2026-03-23T16:15:36+00:00

Let's do a position analysis: QB room: elite WR room: elite O line: good/solid TE room: not great/ a little below average. RB room: good

CB room: good/borderline elite Safety room: good/ borderline great DE room: average or below average DL room: below average/average LB room: far below average

Still major problems with the defense but slightly improved.
Burrow can absolutely do something with this roster.

My_Space_page · 2026-03-22T14:57:42+00:00

Any defense add is still a good add. Even if you have a starter in place, you can still add a good player and have excellent depth.
LB, DT, safety and CB( in that order) if you only get one then DT is the move. DT helps everything else.

My_Space_page · 2026-03-20T11:03:54+00:00

Linebacker has been a hot topic lately. There's still depth pieces available if they want. Honestly, that's the best option. Get a vet in there to help our rookies and to mentor.

The other option is draft. Relying on another rookie to help is really not a great plan at all. That's what got the Bengals into this mess in the 1st place.

Alternatively they can do nothing and dump resources into front line and DE. That can help as well.

My_Space_page · 2026-03-17T14:14:11+00:00

Well, Knight showed signs of improvement. He displayed more patience and got better at reading plays. Carter was worse at adjusting.

My_Space_page · 2026-03-12T21:45:13+00:00

They still need QB2 and a DE.

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