The Cincinnati Bengals are 1-4. There’s no escaping the reality this team is in.
Now, there is real reason to believe they could rally off four straight games with teams like the New York Giants and Las Vegas Raiders on the horizon.
One could also argue this team should be 4-1 right now, having come up short in multiple one-score games. If the Bengals continue to struggle and slip to 1-5 or even 2-5 over the next few weeks, at what point do you do what is best for the future?