It can’t be easy working for the Cincinnati Bengals sometimes. Even during their recent period of success, which saw them reach to playoffs in six straight seasons—something I believe only the New England Patriots have done recently—the criticism was always that they couldn’t win in the playoffs (and to be fair, they didn’t).
This offseason, with second-year head coach Zac Taylor holding the first-overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, a number of people from all over the map have swooped in to take shots at the organization, often singling out owner Mike Brown and casting doubt on whether or not he is even overly interested in seeing the franchise that he owns win games and be successful.