The Chargers had me thinking the Bengals roster

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(09-04-2019, 06:07 PM)impactplaya Wrote: Derwin James is out for half the year.
Melvin Gordon is holding out.
Those are 2 big time playmakers not taking
The field Sunday.
Yet they are still considered a potential SB
Team minus those 2.
But the Bengals are regarded as a bottom tier
Team by most.
Can you if the Bengals were missing Atkins and
Mixon now how the conversation would go?
Are the Chargers that much better than
The Bengals?

Rivers is the focal point of the Chargers. He's a better QB than Dalton. Rivers is arguably a HOF QB.
Chargers are coming off a 12-4 season whereas the Bengals 6-10 with a whole new group of coaches including a HC who has never been a HC before.
Also, it's easier to replace a RB and safety than a top-flight WR1. The Bengals' offense goes through AJ and it's proven how much worse the team is without him.

One could argue why wouldn't people give the benefit of the doubt for the unknown with Taylor? Well, look back to 2017 with Sean McVay taking over the 4-12 Rams. The Week 1 NFL.com Power Rankings in 2017 had the Rams projected as 29th in the league. It's natural to be skeptical of success without evidence to support success.