Cincinnati Bengals Find Their Stripes? What Jay Gruden Must Do To Fix Offense

February 9, 2011   ·   Paxton Boyd   ·   Jump to comments

Cincinnati Bengals left tackle Andrew Whitworth may have said it best when the team announced the hiring of new offensive coordinator Jay Gruden—"If you wanted change, you got it."
But let's wait and see before we start making any proclamations. 
The Bengals offense has fallen apart piece by piece since the 2005 season. We've all heard the reasons—the departure of T.J. Houshmandzadeh, the lack of a pass-catching tight end, the death of Chris Henry, no help for Chad Ochocinco, Carson Palmer's decline in production, etc. 
Cincinnati addressed most of those areas last offseason when they followed through with head coach Marvin Lewis' battle cry to surround quarterback Carson Palmer with more weapons. The Bengals made dynamic pass-catcher Jermaine Gresham the first tight end drafted in the first round of the 2010 NFL Draft, picked up Texas receiver Jordan Shipley in the third round and infamously brought in boisterous wide receiver Terrell Owens via fre...

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