08-23-2020, 12:34 PM
(08-23-2020, 11:04 AM)Sled21 Wrote: This should be remembered. It's easy to fall into the "Last year's defense was the worst in the league" mindset and then think they have to make vast improvements, when in reality they just need to make improvements. With the worst defense in the league last year, most of the games lost were by one score or less. It's really not that far fetched to suppose that with the addition of proven free agent upgrades, and unproven but speedy linebackers, this defense will be much improved. On the other side, the return of Williams, Green and possibly Ross, the progression of Jordan, the addition of XFS, and replacing Andy's talent with Burrow's talent, means the offense should put up more points as well. So going from 2 wins to a winning season is not that far of a jump as it may seem on a glance. Couple of points here, couple of points there, and we're in the playoffs.Heck the Bengals had leads in the 3rd q in 6 of their 14 losses.
