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(09-03-2017, 09:10 PM)Fan_in_Kettering Wrote: As I see it, the Bengals are not trying to win in 2017 but rather are trying to rebuild for 2018 and beyond.  This is no longer an AFC North smashmouth run-first to control the clock football team on offense.  It's a watered down version of the St. Louis Rams from almost two decades ago.  The defense is another bend, don't break version of the same old thing.  The field goal kicker is about to make fans beg for Mike Nugent to come back.  

I'm not happy.  I'm not happy at all.

While 3-13 seems a slight but pessimistic, I think it's going to be tough going for the Bengals in 2017 but here's the quandary the team will face after the season:

What about Marvin Lewis?  2017 is the last season on his current contract.  If the Bengals miss the playoffs and have a second consecutive losing season, common sense says let him go.  However, if the Bengals consider 2017 to be a rebuilding year, then giving Marvin another contract -- or at least an extension -- makes sense organizationally.

Interesting as Whittworth was a good, not great run blocking OT and I think Ced will surpass him run blocking. Fisher will hopefully do much better than Ced did a year ago. I loved they cut Winston as he looks like he 50 years old, slow and soft.

I see a much better running game with our 3 headed monster of Mixon, Hill and Bernard. As for kickers, Bullock won't last long enough to lose us the 2.5 games Nugent cost us all by himself in 2016.

But, the defense showed me they can be dominant so that is where you and I are far apart.