Recapping Bengals' horrible 2025 offseason that set up epic letdown

Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson (91) talks with director of player personnel Duke Tobin before the first quarter of the NFL Preseason Week 2 game between the Washington Commanders and the Cincinnati Bengals at Northwest Stadium in Landover, Md., on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. | Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn ImagesThe Cincinnati Bengals' 6-11 record in 2025 can be directly traced to how they approached their offseason. Zero sense of urgency, minimal expenditures for outside talent, and a draft approach that will go down as one of the most illogical in NFL history.

OK maybe the Bengals aren't relevant enough to fulfill their destiny on that latter front.…