The Cincinnati Bengals have not started the 2022 season as they had hoped.
A difficult divisional loss at home to an inferior opponent in the wackiest way possible kicked off the season, then a 20-17 loss to a team lacking its superstar followed that up.
Things are not trending positively. Implementing four new offensive linemen could take time. That’s the leading cause of concern as Joe Burrow has gone down 13 times in the past 2 games.
Couple that with some play-calling and game-management tactics that seemed to have potential to improve, and fans shouldn’t be worried about the direction of the team.