Some positives from this train wreck of a season

[*Nate (formerly eliminate08)*]

(Yesterday, 05:07 PM)Bengalfan4life27c Wrote: For a rookie Mims gets to the 2nd level on blocks more than anyone on the line including OBJ who when healthy is still a pretty good lineman. Trent Brown is mediocre even before he got hurt and for Mims to be playing better than him as a rookie means the ceiling is ridiculously high.

Plus Cappa has been terrible this year to the left of him which sure hasn't helped his transition. I am very happy with Mims and was 
extremely high on him before we drafted him. He will only get better and better especially with a good RG next to him and especially 
a new good OL coach.

[*ochocincos*]

(Yesterday, 03:25 PM)Tiger Teeth Wrote: We also learned we need a new coach.  As I stated 3 years ago.

3 years ago?
That would be November 2021.
Bengals were 6-4 about this time 3 years ago.
We know how they finished out that season and performed the year after.

I don't think anyone was serious about moving on from coaches until this year.
Heck, last year they defied the odds and pulled out a winning record with Jake friggin Browning going 4-3 and a 98.4 QB Rating.

This year we're just seeing how much they have struggled replacing Bates, Awuzie, and Reader between the draft and FA.
Doesn't help the guys they brought in at safety were at a bargain.
And they severely overpaid Rankins and put him in a role he was not equipped for.

I thought CTB was better than he has shown this year, but maybe he's really more of a CB2 and needs a strong CB1 opposite him so he can take the weaker receiver(s) on the opposing team.