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The post Why Colin Cowherd called Bengals out before 2025 season<\/a> appeared first on ClutchPoints<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Despite the Cincinatti Bengals\u2019 31-17 preseason win against the Washington Commanders, Fox Sports 1\u2019s Colin Cowherd<\/a> revealed why he believes the Bengals aren\u2019t close to being Super Bowl contenders. After their starting quarterback Joe Burrow highlighted his team\u2019s inconsistencies against the Commanders<\/a>, Cowherd laid out what\u2019s wrong with the organization.<\/p>\n

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Using past and present NFL teams as examples, Cowherd explained why the Bengals pale in comparision<\/a> to the champions before them, per Fox Sports 1\u2019s The Herd.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo win a Super Bowl, you need a combination of things, you all know this. When New England had their two dynasties, it was great owner, great coach, great quarterback. Great coordinators,\u201d Cowherd said. \u201cKansas City\u2019s got a great GM, a great owner, a great coach, and a great quarterback. Philadelphia. Best GM in the sport, many believe. Great owner. Top 10 quarterback. Rams, same thing. Top to bottom. It\u2019s a combination of things.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou look at Cincinatti and you\u2019re like, do we really like Zac Taylor? I\u2019m not sure. It\u2019s just too lopsided of an organization. It\u2019s Joe Burrow, Ja\u2019Marr Chase, and everything else. Their defacto general manager is 90-years-old Mike Brown. They have the smallest personnel department in the NFL. That\u2019s why they don\u2019t take big risks like the Philadelphia Eagles, who are constantly trying to get slightly better. They don\u2019t do that,\u201d Cowherd added.<\/p>\n

Cowherd says the Bengals don\u2019t do everything in their power to improve their team as a whole.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThey beat down their culture. They beat down all their stars players to squeeze every ounce out and I hear this, \u201cColin we made a Super Bowl,\u201d oh wake up,\u201d Cowherd added. \u201cWhen you\u2019re not paying your rookie quarterback the big money, yet, you don\u2019t have to be as button up. Once you pay Jalen Hurts or Mahomes or Josh Allen, or Matt Stafford, you have to be more buttoned up. It\u2019s all about the margins.\u201d<\/p>\n

Without DE Trey Hendrickson, Colin Cowherd believes the Bengals have the worst defense in the league. For Cowherd, teams target Hendrickson to their advantage, which he saw in the Bengals\u2019 preseason game against the Commanders.<\/p>\n

Joe Burrow\u2019s blunt verdict on Bengals\u2019 preseason win\"Amber<\/p>\n

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Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow commended the Commanders\u2019 offense before Monday<\/a>. Then, he discussed the good and the bad from Monday\u2019s win while reminding everyone it\u2019s still preseason<\/a>, he said during the game to reporter Laura Rutledge.<\/p>\n

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\u201cSome good plays, some bad plays,\u201d Burrow noted. \u201cThat\u2019s football, but good to make those mistakes in the preseason this year rather than in the regular season.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Bengals will host the Colts in their final preseason matchup on Saturday.<\/p>\n

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