Cincinnati-based network, \u201cThe Crown,\u201d<\/a> Radicevic told Marissa Contipelli that Cincinnati is \u201cnot done\u201d making additions.<\/p>\n\u201cWe\u2019re not done,\u201d Radicevic said. \u201cWe still feel like there\u2019s work on our end that we need to do.<\/p>\n
\u201cAre we happy with where things are and the way the offseason went? Yes, but we\u2019re still working to try and build as many pieces as we can to try to get us to the Super Bowl.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Bengals appeared to be on the threshold of a budding dynasty at the beginning of this decade, given their appearance in Super Bowl LVI and subsequent 2022 AFC Championship Game battle with the Kansas City Chiefs. However, roster attrition, injuries, stale offseason approaches, and other misfortunes have led to a lot of questions over the past three seasons.<\/p>\n
Radicevic and the rest of the front office made a number of moves that were well out of the Bengals\u2019 traditional comfort zone, proving their desire to get back to the postseason. The defensive side of the ball and strategic offensive depth additions were the main priorities for Cincinnati this spring.<\/p>\n
In terms of who and which positions Radicevic was hinting at remains to be seen. Linebacker is an obvious area, but the team may be scouring the waiver wire during training camp and the preseason for various other spots.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s possible that gauging things at OTAs prompted the team to further embrace this mindset, but \u2018not being fully satisfied with the status quo\u2019 definitely has a championship-like aura. It\u2019s also possible that the blockbuster trade of Myles Garrett to the Rams reinvigorated the \u2018Keeping up with the Joneses\u2019 mindset by the Bengals\u2019 front office.<\/p>\n
Regardless, Cincinnati has made some moves right before the season when looking at other teams\u2019 final cuts in the Zac Taylor era, so that may be an avenue once again.<\/p>\n
In terms of returning Super Bowl aspirations and the expectations of the Bengals this year, Contipelli asked Radicevic a poignant question on whether 2026 was a \u2018defining season\u2019 for the franchise. The team\u2019s Assistant G.M. stopped short of fully agreeing with that notion, but again, the urgency was transparent in his response.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know if you\u2019d say it\u2019s \u2018defining\u2019, but I do think it\u2019s a strong group of players who have played together now for some time, and I think it\u2019s a talented group,\u201d Radicevic stated. \u201cIt\u2019s a group that we have to go out and try to win a Super Bowl this year.\u201d<\/p>\n
For those who have been following this team for some time, hearing terms like \u2018winning a Super Bowl,\u2019 and seeing the team\u2019s offseason moves are far cries from years prior. It\u2019s a refreshing change from \u2018being competitive\u2019 and other placating phrases once used by this same front office.<\/p>\n
This exciting Bengals offseason continues and may not be done in terms of more new faces on the roster.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Cincinnati Bengals felt the urgency this offseason\u2014both within and outside of Paycor Stadium\u2014to make 2026 a potential…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":681507,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[63],"tags":[90365,71963,20939,349,99],"class_list":["post-681506","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-cincinnati-bengals-free-agency","tag-cincinnati-bengals-roster","tag-cincinnati-bengals-news","tag-nfl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/681506","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=681506"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/681506\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/681507"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=681506"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=681506"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=681506"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}