NFL Futures: Would You Like to Pet the Bengal?

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We think Covers’ Stephen Nover must have dated someone in Cincy a long time ago and is taking it out on its football team. Coming into this season as 50-1 longshots to win the Super Bowl, the Cincinnati Bengals still aren’t getting any respect even though they’ve vastly improved offensively, had a win streak at the end of last season, and have a newfound tenacity thanks to head coach Marvin Lewis. But Covers says not to think anything over 8 wins is an automatic thanks to shoddy run defense—especially against AFC North division rivals—and the fact that, well, they’re still the Bengals. Seems a little unfair and we’d suspect that quarterback Carson Palmer’s second full season will only make the team that much better. But just like the women in Cincinatti, some things are a lot easier than they appear and we’re convinced that the Bengals win at least nine games this year and surprise pregnancies will abound in the southwest portion of Ohio.

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