Bengals Slide

[OrlandoBengal]

I think the problem with the "slide" lies with the defense. Key players are getting older, look noticeably slower, are out of shape, and replacements are not living up to the hype. There is an article on ESPN today that talks about how we have one of the oldest defenses in the league. You can see it with Michael Johnson, Jones, Peko, and Rey M. Dansby, our big free agent signing last off season, is 35 years old which is ancient in NFL years. Shawn Williams is not nearly the safety that Nelson was, plus it seems that Nelson's play made Ioloka look better than he is. Add in the fact that Burfict looks as if he packed on about 25-30 pounds and you have a complete recipe for disaster.