Close To A Championship?

[*ochocincos*]

Maybe not championship-caliber, but after watching the Rams last night on TNF, it's really eye opening to see how much better a team can improve with an offensive minded HC. It also helps that they went out and got Watkins, Woods, and Whitworth, but that team wouldn't be turning out 41 points with Marvin Lewis as HC. They didn't need a top-5 TE to do their damage. They did it with a stud WR and RB and a solid WR2.

The Bengals already have the WRs.
Green is a better Watkins. LaFell has been a more productive Robert Woods. Boyd is a solid slot option like Cooper Cupp. Tavon Austin is someone that John Ross should be at minimum.
The Bengals also already have the RBs.

The Bengals' glaring weakness is obviously the offense, and I really hope the Bengals FO is smart enough to see what Sean McVay has brought to the Rams or what Jon Gruden brought to the Buccaneers and then look to do the same for Cincinnati.
And hopefully if that's done, that new offensive minded HC will put an emphasis on bringing in 1-2 stud OL and immediately make the Bengals contenders in 2018.