Have you ever wondered what some of your all-time Cincinnati Bengals favorites would do on a Super Bowl contender in the modern era?
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The Cincinnati Bengals have been incredibly successful over the past two seasons. That is a great thing and something that should be celebrated in a place where sustained success has been fleeting. That success, however, also has a downside.
Leading up to the draft everybody was expecting the Cincinnati Bengals to do an all-in draft for the upcoming season. And why not?
Anyone who has been following the Bengals draft has a favorite and a good idea of who the Bengals are looking for in the first round.
The 2023 offseason for the Cincinnati Bengals has been odd, but, successful. It started with the unexpected loss of Vonn Bell and then the more expected loss of Jesse Bates. That was offset by a surprise re-signing of Germaine Pratt.
The 2023 NFL Draft is less than a month away. The Cincinnati Bengals have done some major work in the free agency period to put themselves in a place to draft the Best Available Player with pick number 28.
Looking ahead to 2023, you can't help but appreciate the efforts that the 2021 and 2022 Cincinnati Bengals put forward to get to the Super Bowl and AFC Championship game in back-to-back years.
Bengals Twitter had been lit up for days. Each day brought another departure of a key contributor for the 2022 Bengals. Jesse Bates was expected. Vonn Bell was the start of an exodus, then came Hayden Hurst and Semaje Perine.
A breakdown of the Bengals roster needs for 2023 to get to the Super Bowl
Some drafts are about building for the future. In 2022, Dax Hill was a proactive pick to take over this year to replace Jesse Bates.
The 2023 Cincinnati Bengals find themselves in unfamiliar territory. They are considered among many analysts and pundits to be elite and one of the few teams that are surefire Super Bowl contenders.