The topic of what exactly went wrong Cincinnati Bengals This year is complicated, to say the least.
But for an NFL legend like Steve Young, the central figure behind the difficulty of capitalizing on an MVP-worthy season for Joe Burrow is simple: the Bengals' ownership.
While Young admitted that some of the problems across the NFL stem from shorter summer training camps and preseasons leading to easy, sloppy balls, he sees the Bengals' ownership correctly.
“I think what you need to do is not look at Joe Burrow,” Young said. “You probably have to look at everyone else, even though we don’t look at the ownership structure in the NFL very well. And I think we should do more of that personally. Because I think it says a lot about what's happening on the field. Of course we can’t fire the owners… I’m just saying if things look really weird, go up and then work down.”
It's certainly something we've talked about before, and now it's becoming increasingly clear to even the average fan.
Cincinnati is constantly losing talent, be it an All-Pro like Jessie Bates or core pieces like DJ Reader, and failing to properly replace them. It's the same story as before with the names .
Well, there's the chaotic cthe Tee Higgins franchise tag and a number of other issues.
Fans may be clamoring for Zac Taylor to be on the hot seat, but as Young aptly points out, the problems in the past have stemmed from positions above that position.
