Cincy Jungle— Photo by Timothy Ludwig/ The Bengals receiver still isn’t healthy enough to even practice. The Bengals are 0-3 for a lot of reasons, but not all of them are because of who’s on the field. One big reason why Cincinnati has yet to pick up a win, despite having plenty of chances to do so vs. the Seahawks and Bills, is because star receiver A.J. Green remains out while recovering from ankle surgery. When Green initially injured himself on the first day of training camp and subsequently had surgery, the hope was he’d be back by Week 4’s primetime clash with the...

Cincy Jungle— Photo by Gregory Fisher/Icon Sportswire via Even in the 21-17 loss, there were some big plays by the Bengals. Cast your vote and sound off on your winner for the Bengals’ Week 3 Play of the Game! Highlight reel plays were tough to come by this week, as the stout Bills defense clamped down on the Bengals’ offense. It was a particularly ineffective first half of the game by Cincinnati’s offense, as the team didn’t score until the second half. Even in the 21-17 loss, there were some big plays by the Bengals. Cast your vote and sound off on your winner for the Bengals’ Week 3...

Cincy Jungle— Rich Barnes-USA TODAY Sports The Bengals rookie linebacker finally gets more than a handful of plays on defense The Bengals’ issues at linebacker pre-date this season by a good amount. In the third round of this year’s NFL Draft they selected Germaine Pratt out of North Carolina State. Pratt represented the one meaningful addition to their linebacking corps, but despite the struggles that Nick Vigil and Preston Brown have had, the Bengals have been slow to work Pratt in on defense. I’d like to say that the coaches finally decided to give the rookie a chance, but that is not the...

Cincy Jungle— Photo by Mark Goldman/Icon Sportswire via Meanwhile, Damion Willis and Drew Sample’s struggles in the passing game continue. Six weeks into the regular season, the already beaten up Bengals had six injured players inactive against the Ravens on Sunday. Any and all able bodies for Cincinnati, aside from rookie quarterback Jake Dolegala, were dressed in Baltimore, including a season-high eight rookies. Fourth-round picks Ryan Finley and Michael Jordan never left the sideline, but we saw the six others on the field at some point during the game. The one worth highlighting this week is...