Why the Bengals have embraced the lightest offseason schedule in the NFL

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(05-26-2023, 06:10 AM)casear2727 Wrote: I get the oline narrative, but we only had 2 new linemen available for the preseason with LC and Cappa dinged up.  As to the other 2; Karras didnt need the work and Volson did play in the preseason.  Im not sure how much the preseason games would have helped Jonah and he had already missed an entire season due to knee injury that occurred before the season started.  Just my 2 cents.  I hope none of them play in the preseason again this year, colleges dont play preseason games.  I want them all healthy for another late run.

They actually sort of do.

Ohio State played Toledo and Arkansas State in the first 3 weeks.
Georgia played Samford and Kent State in the first 4 weeks.
Alabama played Utah State and Louisiana-Monroe in the first 3 weeks.
Michigan played Colorado State, Hawaii, and Connecticut their first 3 weeks.

All home games, too.

College teams routinely have multiple cupcake home field advantage games at the beginning of the season against teams with no shot due to overwhelming taken and level of play differences who are just there to collect a paycheck in return for being sacrificial lambs. The Bengals don't get the luxury of scheduling the XFL's DC Defenders and Arlington Renegades in the first couple weeks, so they have a preseason instead.