This take is hardly revolutionary. However, it is just flat wrong. It has been pointed out by a few folks that the Bengals do have a fair amount of talent on their roster and a new fresh faced young head coach to work with that talent.
As we saw with a team like the Bears last year, that can carry you a long way. Still, even if Cincinnati turns out to be the doormat most people expect and the other three teams fight for playoff spots, the Bengals may very well decide the divison.
The most important thing in any team sport is beating the teams you are “supposed’ to beat.