There was a time when a 9-8 record would be respectable, even solid. But, for Cincinnati Bengals fans, those days are gone. And hopefully buried. This is Joe Burrow's country now, where anything short of a Super Bowl appearance is a disappointment.
There were lots of reasons why a team with Super Bowl aspirations barely cracked .500, and most of them involved injuries - to Burrow and DJ Reader, among others.
But, the 2023 season is behind us now, and changes need to be made if the Bengals hope to recapture lost glory.