Reasons for optimism

[BengalChris]

(09-29-2020, 06:25 PM)fredtoast Wrote: The Forty-niner only won 17 games in 4 years before going to the Super Bowl last year

The year before that the Bears won 12 games after finishing in 4th place for 4 straight years.

The year before that the Jags went o the Conference Championship game after averaging LESS THAN 4 wins per season the previous FIVE years.


Some NFL team moves from the bottom to the top almost every year.

Not exactly sure what prior last place finishes have to do with the following year.

I just checked the record and the Bengals are still in 4th (last) place. They have to become a 1st place team or a 2nd place team or sometimes a 3rd place team makes it to the playoffs, however sometimes a 2nd place team does not. 4th place teams don't make the playoffs, at least none has ever in the past.

To date, Taylor has never had the Bengals higher than 4th (last) place in the division, not even for a game.