Cincinnati Bengals: A Busy Offseason Yields Big Expectations For Upcoming Season

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Published: May 10, 2009

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... certainly will benefit a team that struggled to win last season.

It seems that Mike Brown and company finally got tired of losing. The turnaround all started when the Bengals re-signed safety Chris Crocker back in February. Crocker was arguably the best man on a Bengals defense that finished 12th overall last season. His signing sparked a frenzy of Bengals transactions in 2009.

Soon after the Crocker signing, the Bengals re-signed tailback Cedric Benson. Benson, signed during the middle of the 2008 season, showed much promise in the last three games of the year.

One day after Benson signed, the Bengals hauled in wide receiver Laveranues Coles. The Coles signing was in light of the departure of T.J. Houshmandzadeh to Seattle.

The Bengals continued to add depth to their roster by signing quarterback J.T. O'Sullivan in March. His signing came after backup quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick, who started 12 games for the Bengals after Carson Palmer went down, left fo...

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