In the NFL, success is largely depended on health. And when your team doesn’t have it, it’s quality depth that compensates for it.
Just like most teams, the Bengals have dealt with numerous untimely injuries in their two losing seasons since 2015, but rarely did they find ways to adequately fill roles left vacant.
Slowly but surely, they’ve built a roster that now has an upsurge of young talent and is cultivating quality depth at numerous positions, though they still have more to do to get back to the talent level of 2015.
On the bright side, the Bengals ended the draft with eleven draft picks for the second consecutive year.