Let’s get it out of the way right off the bat. The Cincinnati Bengals offense was terrible last season. The offensive line play was embarrassing, quarterback Andy Dalton was inconsistent, tight end Tyler Eifert was hurt almost the entire season, rookie wide receiver John Ross was never healthy, and receiver Brandon LaFell failed to take any attention off of star wide receiver A.J. Green.
The run game was never established as the Bengals ran the ball for the 29th ranked amount of attempts last season. Offensive coordinator Bill Lazor stepped in after the firing of former coordinator Ken Zampese was fired following the first two weeks not scoring a single touchdown.