What Weaknesses Do We Have?

[fortyyearfan]

(05-05-2018, 07:28 PM)BFritz21 Wrote: As a team, what weaknesses do you see on our team?

Obviously, the line is a huge question mark with Fisher struggling at right tackle, but let's hope he can finally put it together with being fully healthy and with Pollack's coaching, and Hart will hopefully push him.  Glenn appears to be an upgrade at left tackle and is even glorified by some experts as one of the top ten left tackles in the league.  Price can hopefully anchor the line and be the leader and strongpoint on the line that we've been missing since Braham.  Guard is still a question mark and should be a good competition with Redmond, Westerman, Boling, and Hopkins.

The line could be, and (at the moment) appears to be, a weaknesses, but Pollack could turn it into a strength or at least a serviceable squad.  

We obviously have AJ and Ross could be coming into his own, and LaFell is also average but, outside of those three, depth could be a concern at receiver.

Safety could be seen as a weakness, but I'm hoping that Bates brings some excitement into the secondary and is a force at one safety spot for us.

Is backer a weakness?  We have Burfict and Jefferson, but will our third backer be good enough?  Can Preston Brown get it done?  Is Vigil improving enough?  Rey?

I left off Marvin and I'm hoping that it finally clicks for him this year and that the assistant coaches help mask his weaknesses and that he listens to them.  He didn't have coaches good enough to be strong enough minds to have an influence on him, but I'm hoping that they play a part in game planning and clock management this year.

Do you agree with my weaknesses?  What weaknesses do you see?

To me having been around this organization for 47 years,I do believe the biggest two downers we have is the QB and MARVIN LEWIS. Marvin does not pick the correct players to jell,he often leaves the better player either go to the practice squad or at best a backup to a player he likes,case in point he let westerman and the other dude sit as backups and you see what they did when they played the last two games,they dominated their position.I do not trust him to put the BEST players on the field on gameday.Hopefully these unproven new coaches will have a say so and with ANDY I think he has to have a lot more fire in him to compete for this division.He has gotten his big money and now has two kids and he is not going to take chances when the game is on him.I hope I am wrong because I like him,I just want a super bowl ring someday as I am now in my 70's. I ask all on here when is it going to happen.The nfl pundits pick us as finishing 3rd in the division and they do this for a reason.Our Bengals have done nothing to convince me any thing changes.Not enough fire in all of them,some yes but you have to all be on the same page and battle for each other.All the teams we face this year will be balling out all game,believe it.To win you have to score an average of 30 points.The defense played more snaps than this offense.I am hopeful every year,but I am worn down and tired of all the promises.