ESPN's deep dive analysis paints a clear picture about how the Bengals attacked NFL free agency

Going big in free agency can be very risky. The Cincinnati Bengals have had their share of whiffs since they started legitimately investing in the open market at the start of the 2020s, but without doing so, they wouldn't have their best two-year run in franchise history from 2021-22.

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