If you were to tell most Bengals fans this offseason that they team would start 4-2 in 2018 and be in a tie for first in the AFC North, they’d probably take it. After all, Cincinnati started 2-4 in both of the last two seasons.
For a couple of reasons, we’ve set up this week’s “Armchair Quarterback” a little later than usual. The main one being that we’re not only touching on Sunday’s loss, but also in its taking on of a more macro look at things with the team after six weeks.
Sure, everybody can rightfully point to 2015 as Dalton’s campaign as his best, but with his solid performance against the Steelers (229 yards, two touchdowns, zero turnovers), these first six games have been quite impressive.