05-02-2018, 10:50 AM
(05-01-2018, 05:50 PM)spazz70 Wrote: Will Brinson from CBS had an article on Over/Under wins for the season and this snippet from his article on the Bengals is hilarious.
2017 Result (8.5): Under
The year is 2085 and nuclear winter has enveloped the country while zombies and robots roam the planet, trying to snuff out the remaining human life on Earth. Marvin Lewis is still Bengals coach.
Only possible if they find a way to keep his head alive in a jar of fluid like on the cartoon Futurama.
The Bengals national reputation by many seems to be dismissive about their chances to win with jokes sometimes coming at the Bengals expense.
I do think, however, that the roster has had enough improvements on offense and defense for this Bengal team to make some noise, surprise people and improve their reputation.
Then be taken more seriously.
The additions of Glenn, Price and Jessie Bates III stand out to me with additional benefits likely coming from Hubbard, Malik Jefferson & hopefully some of the other draft choices as they develop. A healthy Tyler Eifert and John Ross would help also. New coaches with different & possibly better styles/schemes could have this team flying under the radar and then surprising people. If Pollack can kick start Joe Mixon into becoming a centerpiece star with better, more aggressive line play, this team could become potent.
A much improved under the radar dark horse with potential is how I see this team right now.
