10-12-2022, 12:30 PM
(10-11-2022, 11:36 AM)Housh Wrote: **** But this is a Super Bowl caliber roster that Taylor is f***** up
I think Bengals fans over-estimate the talent on this team. There is a reason that oddsmakers put the Bengals as 10th or so, not top 5. It is the Bills, Chiefs, Chargers, Bucs, Rams and others that are seen as having so much talent. There is a reason that NFL.com had only 5 Bengals in the top 100, and other than Chase (18) and Burrow (21), none rated very highly. Taylor managed to get the Bengals into the Super Bowl last year with a team almost none saw as being of Super Bowl caliber.
The Bengals don't have a powerhouse roster. They don't have the Aaron Donalds and Micah Parsons that devastate offenses. Right now, the Bengals have a young squad that needs to play seamlessly together to be successful. Taylor did it with this team last year, with rather remarkable playoff performances (all down to the final play). They were in every game this year and if McPherson could hit the FG against Pittsburgh and a couple of plays in the Ravens and Cowboys series and they would be exceeding expectations. Taylor got the most out of them last year, and I trust will turn the team around this year.
