One of the weak points in training camp to this point has been the secondary. The starters, per usual, have been pretty solid – William Jackson III, Dre Kirkpatrick, Darqueze Dennard, George Iloka, and Shawn Williams. The issue for the Bengals has been the guys backing them up. Things got so bad at cornerback that the Bengals had to bring in veteran CJ Goodwin to bring competition to the position.
However, the secondary may have turned a page with KeiVarae Russell and Josh Shaw excelling against Chicago. Both Russell and Shaw are young veterans on this team, but both were near the roster bubble.