Not Being in the Playoffs Stinks!

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I actually think Marvin tried to change his game plan. I really do. He didn't kill the guys in training camp in an effort to not have them crawl to the end of the regular season like that was a finish line.

So what happened? Well, they looked overmatched physically early, and a lot of guys looked to be lacking in conditioning. Nugent missed a ton of kicks (lost three games by himself, his replacement ironically lost another), Ced O at RT was a disaster that went on far too long, and there were a lot of injuries, compiled with Burfict's suspension.

Add all that together and I am amazed they won 6 games.

I am not in the "blow it all up and start over" camp. I think with a few key pieces, a good draft, and a healthy season the Bengals will be contending a year from now. I just doubt that Marv will ever have the balls to stop playing so damn conservative, and that, IMHO, is the number one thing holding this team back.