This thread reminds me of the good old days under Buddy Nix when the Bills were changing from 4-3 to 3-4 to Hybrid defenses every year, like changing underwear. Should be a fun transition over the next couple of seasons. A ton of turnover and lots of growing pains are likely. I just hope Leonhard survives it so we don’t bet back on the see saw.
I think you may be thinking of the Chargers. The Bengals have played in three close Super Bowl losses and, while they might have been underdogs in all three games, we’re definitely deserving of being there.
It doesn’t take a genius to scheme up defenses when your DL is smoking the opponents OL. Even in straight four man rushes they were putting pretty consistent pressure on Maye. As our former HC used to say, “it all starts up front”