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The Evidence is Evident: Teams don't immediately improve from 1st round picks

Unless you're the Cincinnati Bengals

Seaside Joe
Jan 18, 2022
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At the conclusion of the 2018 season, the Bengals finally fired Marvin Lewis, ending a 16-year relationship that ultimately resulted in an 0-7 playoff record. Though Lewis consistently made Cincinnati decent, the Bengals had to find a way to be terrible before they could ever hope to become great.

That’s when Zac Taylor stepped in.

Though the Bengals went…

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