Some positives from this train wreck of a season

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(11-20-2024, 03:25 PM)Tiger Teeth Wrote: We also learned we need a new coach.  As I stated 3 years ago.

3 years ago?
That would be November 2021.
Bengals were 6-4 about this time 3 years ago.
We know how they finished out that season and performed the year after.

I don't think anyone was serious about moving on from coaches until this year.
Heck, last year they defied the odds and pulled out a winning record with Jake friggin Browning going 4-3 and a 98.4 QB Rating.

This year we're just seeing how much they have struggled replacing Bates, Awuzie, and Reader between the draft and FA.
Doesn't help the guys they brought in at safety were at a bargain.
And they severely overpaid Rankins and put him in a role he was not equipped for.

I thought CTB was better than he has shown this year, but maybe he's really more of a CB2 and needs a strong CB1 opposite him so he can take the weaker receiver(s) on the opposing team.