02-15-2022, 09:16 PM
(02-15-2022, 01:59 PM)pally Wrote: I've been in the half (plus) full glass all season and that isn't changing now. This team improved dramatically from 2020 to 2021 when they weren't nearly done rebuilding the roster. Give them another year to tweak things and with luck the sky is the limit
That's always key as well. The Bengals got just about every conceivable break this season. Pretty lucky with health, fortunate bounces all season . Looked like it was continuing in the Superbowl with OBJ injury and facemask TD. It truly seemed like a team that was destined by the Universe to end as champion. It finally caught up to them right at the end. Call it the Law of Averages. It's a real thing. There is a real possibility that if the same Bengals' team played the season over with the same players they have right now, they may go 7-10 or 8-9, because they couldn't count on all the luck they had this season. If they played next season's schedule with this same roster it wouldn't be shocking to see anywhere from 6 to 8 wins. They need a serious upgrade on the OL AND a lot of luck to match this season's win total. I
