Bengals offensive outlook

By: Jake Rajala

The Cincinnati Bengals have been an up and down team in the Zac Taylor era. The legendary Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis didn’t reach a Super Bowl, but he did have seven winning seasons! Meanwhile, the coach (Taylor) that is “a year older than Aaron Rodgers” has four winning seasons. Let it be known that Marvin Lewis is as bad in the playoffs as NHL goaltender Marc Andre Fleury, as Lewis hasn’t won a playoff game.

I remember we would make fun of the Bengals and Marvin Lewis for losing in the playoffs every year. Man, have times changed! #Steelers #NFL

— Blitzburgh (@Blitz_Burgh) January 16, 2025

It all starts up front. If the Bengals OL in their Super Bowl run was half as good as their weapons, they would have had a serious chance of winning their “first” Lombardi trophy. The Bengals mythical offensive tackle Andrew Whitworth didn’t want any part of the Bengals OL after 11 seasons, as he fled to the Rams and won a Super Bowl there. He wanted to play with Aaron Donald, rather than block him.

It’s safe to say that Joe Burrow is a Top-5 QB and he’s on track to be the best Bengals QB of all time. The Red Rifle (also known as Andy Dalton) had five winning seasons. Burrow has four winning seasons, but he hasn’t played for 14 seasons, as Dalton has. Dalton may have cool hair, but he doesn’t look as sleek as Joe Burrow throwing a deep bomb to Ja’Marr Chase.

The Bengals WR1 (Chase) may be better than the potential Hall of Fame WR AJ Green. Chase has made four straight Pro Bowls and he’s been named first team AP in each of his past two seasons. It seemed mad to draft a WR fourth overall with Green. Well, they followed up their craze by drafting Chase fifth overall. It paid off. It’s not as bold as drafting a tight end in the top five, however.