Black monday is coming

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(12-28-2020, 11:17 AM)Au165 Wrote: I am curious what people thought were realistic expectations for win totals this year when they thought we'd have Burrow the whole season along with Waynes/Reader/Atkins/Dunlap/etc.? Just for a second assuming we win this week and end at 5 wins, how far off were we from what you expected? That is remembering we were a bad PI call from another win.

I don't think Taylor is some sort of coaching savant or anything, but I had them as a 6-7 win team coming into the season WITH Burrow/Reader/Waynes/Atkins/Dunlap/etc. so I think they performed about as I had thought they would. Now that said I expect a winning season next year as that is the normal progression and if we don't hit it then it'll be time to move on.

I'm not sure I had them as a six win team because I was skeptical until I actually see it, but I did say on record in the offseason that I would consider it an improvement if they win six games due to little off-season practice time, rookie qb etc.  However,  this was before seeing how pathetic the NFC east had been as a division and I think that it should add a game or two to my expectations. Still, if they win next week they finish on a three game winning streak with wins against Baltimore and Pittsburgh. And that's without JB. If that happens,  I may begrudgingly be fine with Taylor getting another year, but still extremely leery of dead cat bounce and almost expecting next year to be a letdown. Especially if Taylor and turner think the OLine is fixed as is. Or by adding just one player. Because,  like it or not every year it seems the Bengals have injury issues. But they're not alone in that aspect. The good teams find a way to tread water, but the Bengals seem to nosedive.  For that I blame the coaching and depth. Which are interconnected.  Along with the FO.