Your guess is good as mine.

[Essex Johnson]

(08-16-2019, 08:22 PM)Chezaugie Wrote: Disclaimer: Attended the first Bengal game at Nippert Field, all of the playoff games (yes, the Freezer Bowl) and both Super Bowls.

That being said, I love the Bengals. This year looks like a 6-10 season (at best). But, that is OK. Have fun this year and support future rebuilding. It will come.

Wow , you have been around a long time as a fan good for you.  As for me I see a bit more positives than negatives when I look at last year preseason to this year so far.  The lose of Williams and depending on AJ will be a hamper on this teams success this year but I also don;t see a run away team in our division.  4-2 or 3-3 I feel will be the best overall record in the division, with that said on paper we have the most favorable schedule out of division so, 9-7 is in the cards.  

But lets be honest, NFL is way too unpredictable to really get too hyped or down on your team early.  Last year 7 teams I believe made the playoffs that were not in the playoffs the year before.  Also the trend of worse to first in NFL Division has been crazy in this decade..   Alot of this is due to health of teams, I read last year that over 70% of the Teams that made the playoffs were in the top 10 to 15 healthy teams from start to finish .

Trends in the NFL now point to Stay healthy in this league and your team has a chance every year.

Thanks again for being a loyal fan and good health to you