The Cincinnati Bengals Future Is Looking Bright

The Cincinnati Bengals in my opinion had a great draft as they filled in some holes that were a problem last season. Did we land Ellis? No, so what! It turned out to be one of the best moves we made of the draft because it landed us both Rivers and Sims which will help our defense improve rapidly. Now when the Bengals take the field on defense the opposing teams offense is going to have Rivers, Brooks and Thurman hunting them down which in my opinion may be the best LB corpse in the NFL. In the previous years the Bengals have had trouble stopping the run, actually to be honest the Bengals haven’t been able to stop the run at all in the previous years. But with the additions of Odom, Sims and Shirley the Bengals may be able to have a legit defensive line to help stop the run and pressure the quarterback to allow mistakes and turnovers favor the Bengals.

When the Bengals selected Corey Lynch I had no idea who he was until I watched his highlight reel and was amazed at what he brings to the field, I see Lynch making a big impact right away and he reminds me a little of Ethan Kilmer and Kevin Kaesviharn which could be pretty exciting to watch.

Now on to the other side of the ball which would be the offense. I love the fact the Bengals drafted three wide receivers that look to be explosive and very athletic, these guys should have no trouble replacing Chris Henry and possibly Chad Johnson. Now some of you may ask why draft three wide receivers? Simple, Carson Palmer. When you have a pro bowl quarterback with an arm like his you have to surround him with weapons and build for the future, Palmer is now going to have many options when it comes to throwing the ball and let’s not forget about our new TE Ben Utecht who signed with us this past offseason and the other wide receivers we already have. Our offense should be able to put up more numbers this season than any other season Palmer has been here.

The Cincinnati Bengals success this season will depend on a few things: Will Thurman return to 05′ form? Will our defense stop the run and stay healthy? Will the new wide receivers step up and replace those who have left? The Bengals made the right moves and now it’s up to the players to follow.

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