Bengals Youth Movement Counterproductive

Try as you might, I won't be convinced that Willie Anderson isn't the equal of Stacy Andrews, or his backup, Scott Kooistra. Or that Levi Jones is the best they can do at left tackle.

Many of the personnel decisions the Bengals have made in recent years, are directly reflected in their record. We hear about how the defense was going to be a major emphasis going into this season. Mike Zimmer has achieved a modicum of improvement as the coordinator but what does he have to work with?

Cincinnati hasn't dressed a defensive lineman opposing teams had to double team, since Tim Krumrie.

Meanwhile, Jerome Simpson and Andre Caldwell, taken 2nd and 3rd respectively in the draft, have made no impact whatsoever. Is outrunning or outjumping a defender, so sophisticated as to necessitate years of seasoning? 

Meanwhile, poor player picks have been compounded by bad luck. You wonder where they would be with David Pollack, Odell Thurman and Kenny Irons. Probably not 5-0 but certainly not 0-5. Oh and for the record, Marvin Lewis isn't going anywhere.