As a whole, the Cincinnati Bengals need a big turnaround to start attempting to salvage a season after an 0-4 start.
The next chance comes this weekend via a visit from the Arizona Cardinals, another winless team.
And while not everyone looked rough in the Week 4, Monday night loss, these guys particularly need to experience a swing to help not only the team, but themselves.
Michael Jordan
The Bengals are showing renewed faith in Jordan despite his horrific showing Monday night. It seemed like the Bengals would go ahead and pull the plug on his starting gig and get Billy Price in there. Yet, the coaches are sticking with him — but it might be now or never for both the line and his chances of keeping a job.
Bobby Hart
Hart wasn’t pushed by the coaches this offseason despite most other jobs being up for grabs. He’s struggled for most of the season and absolutely imploded against the Steelers, letting up pressures and sacks before getting called for flags. At the least, Hart needs to clean up the flags that set his offense back.
Nick Vigil
Vigil forced a fumble and ended up leading the team in tackles, yet some of those numbers hide the problems. He was once again exposed on plays that went to the sideline and for the season now has missed six tackles at a 19.4% clip.
Tyler Eifert
Eifert had what could be classified as a game-changing drop against the Steelers. He hasn’t been receiving the most work but the Bengals go to him when it matters most. It did early in Monday’s game and he dropped a would-be touchdown, finishing his day with two catches on five targets.
Andy Dalton
It has to be said — Dalton himself was awful in the Monday night game. Kudos go to him for sticking it out and saying the right things after the fact. He was getting bullied behind a bad line. But he was also clearly rattled, made some poor decisions and inaccurate throws. He’s a long way from the guy who stood tall in a tough Seattle environment in Week 1 and almost pulled off an upset.
