“The if theory”.
It’s what the Cincinnati Bengals’ brain trust preached to its fan base ever since the Zac Taylor hiring at head coach. The premise is if they remain largely healthy, this is a playoff-caliber roster.
Unfortunately, the dreaded injury bug that plagued the 2018 campaign has stuck around The Queen City once again this year. A.J. Green is set to miss a couple more games with an ankle issue, while the team’s first-round pick, Jonah Williams, might not play a snap in 2019. Others important ones have accumulated, including dings to Cordy Glenn, Auden Tate and, most recently in Week 1 to Joe Mixon.