Cincinnati Bengals: a disappointing season and a bleak future

By Matthew McAdow Herald Sports Contributor I never thought I would be saying this, but the Cincinnati Bengals will be finishing last in the AFC North this season and in all honesty, I am not sure they win more than one more game.& At 5-6, this season is a wash and fans already have their sights on next season.& I have been through many bad seasons from Cincinnati, but this one really hurts as we are wasting away a year from our $275,000,000 franchise quarterback who turns 27 in 2 short weeks.& His absence from the game this week did help highlight all the flaws this offense has and just how much he covers up the horrendous offensive schemes.& Positives Somehow, Cincinnati only gave up 16 points despite giving up 400+ yards of offense. Trayveon Williams continues to be impressive in kick returns and completely flipped the field advantage in Cincinnati’s favor with a 46 yard return. Negatives 8 carries? What in the world is wrong with our offense.& With a backup quarterback, Cincinnati ran nearly everything out of shotgun again and handed the ball to our running back 8 times…Unwatchable Up 3 and in the redzone, Jake Browning threw...