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Analyst believes Bengals could have the most 'surprisingly explosive' offense this season

The Bengals offense received some national buzz on Wednesday

James Rapien

Analyst believes Bengals could have the most 'surprisingly explosive' offense this season
Analyst believes Bengals could have the most 'surprisingly explosive' offense this season /

CINCINNATI — The Bengals believe they're in position to rebound after going 2-14 last season.

They completely remade one of the NFL's worst defenses and key pieces like A.J. Green, John Ross and Jonah Williams are fully healthy. They also drafted quarterback Joe Burrow with the No. 1 pick in the NFL Draft.

NFL Network analyst Peter Schrager is the latest to praise Cincinnati. He thinks the Bengals are going to be 'surprisingly explosive' this season.

"I know everyone's rolling their eyes. A.J. Green didn't play a game last year," Schrager said Wednesday on Good Morning Football. "They didn't have anyone named Tee Higgins on the outside. Joe Mixon was running behind an injured offensive line. Their first-round pick, Jonah Williams, was not on the field. He's back this year. And oh yeah, they get Joe Burrow. I know everyone's gonna think it's gonna take two or three years for this team, but they get so much talent back on the field. And so much new, young talent that they didn't have last year. And I think they could be surprisingly offensive. I also like Zac Taylor. I think he did a lot of things well last year despite them having just a 2-14 season. The offense put up points, and that was with a lot of skill position players that were not as good as the ones you're gonna see this year. A.J. Green's an All-Pro. I love Higgins. I love Burrow. And I think the running game gets even better with an enhanced offensive line."

The Bengals play in arguably the best division in the NFL, but they're also much more talented than they were a year ago. If the offensive line can keep Burrow upright, the Bengals may finish with one of the leagues better offenses. 

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JAMES RAPIEN

James Rapien is the publisher of Bengals On SI. He's also the host of the Locked on Bengals podcast and Cincinnati Bengals Talk on YouTube. The Cincinnati native also wrote a book about the history of the Cincinnati Bengals called Enter The Jungle. Prior to joining Bengals On SI, Rapien worked at 700 WLW and ESPN 1530 in Cincinnati

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