A True Assessment...

[*psychdoctor*]

(11-21-2018, 11:57 AM)BengalChris Wrote: Eifert has not had a complete season that I can recall and certainly he's missed more than he's played the last few years. Ross had injury issues in college and came in injured, but was drafted high anyways. Ogbuehi came in injured as well and has ended each of his first three seasons on IR.

Burfict has missed games every year that I can remember and there was a good chance coming into this year that he'd miss more than his 4 game suspension because he always seems to.

So, knowing that, who was suppose to be prepared?

In the end, it's not about if the team could have done it with lots of ifs, but rather did they do it. Under Mike Brown and Marvin Lewis the answer is always the same, they didn't do it.

Pointing out the facts is not hate. It might be a little bit of rubbing their faces in the pile they've left behind, but maybe, just maybe, it'll be enough to get them to snap out of the funk they are in.

I agree to a point.  It seems the decisions from the Front Office leads to a repeating theme...that is; so much potential but never enough.  

But if the players were healthy, with the personnel decisions to get the team at the start of the season, did it appear to be enough?  I don't think so.  I was concerned as many others that the offensive line was porous.  I have been also concerned at the backer position for seemingly years if not freaking decades.