It appears ESPN thinks Bengals improved after first wave of FA

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(03-24-2025, 08:00 PM)Atomic Orange Wrote: https://www.covers.com/nfl/super-bowl/cincinnati-bengals-season-odds-recap-2022

Yeah, 2021 wasn't luck. 

The primary starters on defense in 2020 was 
Sam Hubbard / Mike Daniels / Christian Covington / Carl Lawson
Josh Bynes / Germaine Pratt
Darius Phillips / Vonn Bell / Jessie Bates / Mackenzie Alexander / William Jackson

The primary starters on defense in 2021 was
Sam Hubbard / Larry Ogunjobi / DJ Reader / Trey Hendrickson
Logan Wilson / Germaine Pratt
Chidobe Awuzie / Vonn Bell / Jessie Bates / Mike Hilton / Eli Apple

They got a 2nd year healthy Joe Burrow, and added Ja'Marr Chase, Trey Hendrickson, Chidobe Awuzie, Mike Hilton, Larry Ogunjobi, even Riley Reiff and Eli Apple... plus replaced Randy Bullock with Evan McPherson.

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That's the exact opposite of "hoping that our luck changes". That's making significant changes to improve.