If you could put a label on the Bengals for the last couple of years, “lackluster” or “bland” may readily come to mind. After losing the 2015 Wild Card game against the hated Steelers, the team subsequently suffered more losses in different forms.
Exciting and productive players like Marvin Jones, Mohamed Sanu, Kevin Zeitler, Reggie Nelson and Andrew Whitworth were allowed to leave, and their respective departures were felt in the form of a 13-18-1 combined record from 2016-2017.
The 2018 offseason was marked with savvy moves of all varieties.