11-09-2015, 12:26 PM
If I had to come up with a "Top 3 Ingredients" to this team's formula for success this season:
1.) Experience- You are a product of your experiences and how you choose to handle them. After four playoff losses, and lots of player injuries, the Bengals changed the way they prepare for games and they also have a chip on their shoulder. They have also developed a confidence that comes from beating teams like Seattle, down 17 points in the fourth quarter. They believe they can beat anyone.
2.) Roster- It isn't always the X's and O's, but the Jims and Joes....The Bengals have one of the deepest, most talented rosters in the NFL. They are getting contributions from a lot of their draft picks from the later rounds as well. Solid scouting, and player development equals a very strong roster.
3.) Attitude- At some point, people have a breaking point. They are no longer going to accept the status quo. Many of these players have reached that point and they are focused on championship and nothing else. All teams say this, but few truly display it in their behaviors. From the coach down, they have altered their approach and it feels like they are trying new things each week to avoid becoming too predictable and to get different phases hitting on all cylinders. I feel like the running game is an example of this. It is tucked in the back pocket, waiting for the weather to turn and then BAM! Here it comes. They have such confidence in their toolbox that they will have solutions for every situation.
1.) Experience- You are a product of your experiences and how you choose to handle them. After four playoff losses, and lots of player injuries, the Bengals changed the way they prepare for games and they also have a chip on their shoulder. They have also developed a confidence that comes from beating teams like Seattle, down 17 points in the fourth quarter. They believe they can beat anyone.
2.) Roster- It isn't always the X's and O's, but the Jims and Joes....The Bengals have one of the deepest, most talented rosters in the NFL. They are getting contributions from a lot of their draft picks from the later rounds as well. Solid scouting, and player development equals a very strong roster.
3.) Attitude- At some point, people have a breaking point. They are no longer going to accept the status quo. Many of these players have reached that point and they are focused on championship and nothing else. All teams say this, but few truly display it in their behaviors. From the coach down, they have altered their approach and it feels like they are trying new things each week to avoid becoming too predictable and to get different phases hitting on all cylinders. I feel like the running game is an example of this. It is tucked in the back pocket, waiting for the weather to turn and then BAM! Here it comes. They have such confidence in their toolbox that they will have solutions for every situation.
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