Budracer44

Every season you think “Will this be the season?” but for the Bengals it always seems to be a rollercoaster ride, and looks like this season is not going to be any different. How you can go from winning against the Ravens, one of the toughest defenses in the NFL and a damn good offense, and then go to Cleveland and play like that is embarrassing for any Cincinnati football fan. Year after year you watch and it becomes more and more apparent that if the offense isn’t playing well then the game is shot, we cannot rely on the defense. Maybe it’s time they give the boot to defensive coordinator Chuck Bresnahan. Cincinnati fans are going to give up hope on this team like they did when they were the 2-14 Bengals years ago. Don’t get me wrong, 8-8 is a hell of a lot better than 2-14, but after so many 8-8 seasons and poor performances against teams that they should beat you cannot go into any game with confidence because always lingering in your mind is “How’s the defense going to play?” Anyway that’s just my take on this, we’ll see in the next few weeks how they are going to play, but after the first two games I’m sure it will be more of the same. I hope this season Marvin Lewis will wake up and realize that it’s not that the defense is lacking talent, it’s that the defense is lacking organization and consistency, and instead of pushing for progress from the same coordinator, replace him.

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