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Cincinnati Bengals Preview: You Can't Build a Winning Team Without Chemistry
Cincinnati Bengals Preview: You Can't Build a Winning Team Without Chemistry
The Bengals are, to put it mildly, an absolute mess. I have no doubt that Marvin Lewis is going to make a great head coach one day. The problem is, he has absolutely no idea how to fill out a professional roster. You can’t build an NFL team as if you were playing the Madden NFL video game, stockpiling players with no regard for their personalities or off-field problems. Like no other sport, football requires chemistry. The best offensive lines don’t always consist of the best ...
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Cincy Jungle — ... Matt Bowen discusses the cover 4 scheme. Andrew Brandt talks about one of the toughest days of the year for coaches, and players hoping to catch on with a team. Bleacher Report says the Bengals are in an absolute mess (now that we dumped Anderson, we should be better now). The Los Angeles Times predicts the Bengals will finish third in the AFC North -- not that we care what the LA Times predicts. In Cincinnati, Marvin Lewis is on his third defensive coordinator. Can Mike Zimmer draw up the right schemes to ...

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