Bengals may be better than we think

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Every team faces injuries, but good coaches find ways to still get some wins.

Look no further than the 49ers, who have only had their starting QB (Garoppolo) and primary pass catcher (Kittle), and primary RB (Mostert) out for 6 games. They are also on their 4th or 5th Center due to injuries. Yet they still are 5-7 while being 20th in Points For and 14th in Total Yards. Their defense hasn't had Kwon Alexander for 7 games and hasn't had Richard Sherman for 9 games, but their defense is 13th in Points Allowed and 6th in Yards Allowed.

Shanahan is a proven offensive playcaller, and Saleh is a great defensive playcaller. They find ways to have success even without their star players being out there.

Injuries are affecting the Bengals no doubt, but Taylor and Anarumo are not doing a good enough job to adjust the playcalling to what players they do have healthy and also to counter what the opposing team is doing.