I'd guess the wipe-out of the B'gals LB corps didn't help him much. IIRC against BUF, they started DE Geathers and 7th round rookie SS Ndukwe at OLB.
FWIW, I have a hard time seeing the CIN club doing much better than 8 and 8 - if that. The six dates against PIT, CLE, BAL, contests against DAL, NYG, PHI, WAS, and tilts with JAX and IND...seems a tough row to hoe.
FS M. Williams went to MIN, Ocho Dinko question marks, if Rudi Johnson returns to form etc. PSU's Kilmer returns to health, so that should help out their moribund STs. Maybe.
The signing of TEN DE Odom should help them. And draftees Rivers and Sims. But that's just speculation...