Storm Clouds Collect On Bengals' Horizon
The Bengals are struggling. Midway through the season, the team's record stands at 4-4. Despite strong wins against Kansas City, Pittsburgh and Cleveland, the team's proven disappointing.
The falloff's largely due to injuries to key players (linebacker David Pollack, RB Chris Perry, C Rich Braham, LT Levi Jones and LB Brian Simmons have all missed games or are missing games to injury). Losing two key players (Odell Thurman and Chris Henry) to senseless suspensions hasn't helped matters any, either.
Most worrisome is the remaining schedule. Of the Bengals eight remaining opponents, fully five are in first place or own a share of first place within their divisions. It doesn't look good. And the Bengals won't be getting much help. Cincinnati is already two games behind Baltimore, which itself boasts a cakewalk schedule through season's end (remaining opponents' winning percentage is but .391).
What began as a season with incredibly high hopes has quickly turned into a year in which finishing 10-6 will prove an accomplishment.
The falloff's largely due to injuries to key players (linebacker David Pollack, RB Chris Perry, C Rich Braham, LT Levi Jones and LB Brian Simmons have all missed games or are missing games to injury). Losing two key players (Odell Thurman and Chris Henry) to senseless suspensions hasn't helped matters any, either.
Most worrisome is the remaining schedule. Of the Bengals eight remaining opponents, fully five are in first place or own a share of first place within their divisions. It doesn't look good. And the Bengals won't be getting much help. Cincinnati is already two games behind Baltimore, which itself boasts a cakewalk schedule through season's end (remaining opponents' winning percentage is but .391).
What began as a season with incredibly high hopes has quickly turned into a year in which finishing 10-6 will prove an accomplishment.
posted by Erik Eckel at 3:01 PM
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