The Bengals may have lost Hue Jackson, but they also lost every defensive position coach from 2015. Which will be more difficult to battle back from in 2016?
The Bengals' loss of Hue Jackson was significant. Cincinnati's former offensive coordinator helped establish one of the league's best ground-and-pound offenses in 2014 and assisted Andy Dalton in breaking out as an MVP-caliber quarterback in 2015, running a pass-dominant aerial attack.
Jackson's loss, as well as the losses of Marvin Jones and Mohamed Sanu, will be significant, but the team's loss of Jackson won't be nearly as difficult to adjust to as its losses of a slew of defensive position coaches.