When I started covering the Bengals at Cincy Jungle, I was cheery and optimistic about the team. I mean, why wouldn’t I be? I began in 2014 in the midst of the Bengals going to the playoffs for five years in a row.
There might not have been playoff wins but there was a lot to be excited about on an annual basis early on during the Andy Dalton-A.J. Green era.
Then during the course of the last two years, I slowly started to become less optimistic in my writing. I’d say it was more cautious optimism.