CINCINNATI, OH - SEPTEMBER 1: Cincinnati Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis looks on during an NFL preseason game against the Indianapolis Colts at Paul Brown Stadium on September 1, 2011 in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Colts won 17-13. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis said it on Sunday:
“I know we’ll be a better team than the 4-12 team,” Lewis said when asked at a Paul Brown Stadium news conference if this is a better team. “There’s not the star power on paper that maybe we possessed last year. But when it comes down to it, as our guys are calling it 'we’ll be all in together' and that’s the best statement we can make heading into the regular season.”
There is absolutely no doubt about the changes this team has faced, compared to one year ago. There were 15 players that made the Bengals 2010 NFL roster that are no longer associated with the team (or pouting about being traded). Two players from that year have joined the practice squad this year and four players on last year's squad are excluded off this year's roster due to injury or suspension.
Now the 2011 Bengals 53-man roster is still one shy of being fulfilled after tight end Mickey Shuler failed his physical on Monday. That being said, here's a comparative look at the two rosters, separated by a calendar year.
| 2010 | 2011 | |
| Quarterback | Carson Palmer | Andy Dalton |
| Jordan Palmer | Bruce Gradkowski | |
| Dan LeFevour | ||
| Running Back | Cedric Benson | Cedric Benson |
| Bernard Scott | Bernard Scott | |
| Brian Leonard | Brian Leonard | |
| Cedric Peerman | Cedric Peerman | |
| Fullback | Chris Pressley | |
| Wide Receiver | Chad Ochocinco | A.J. Green |
| Terrell Owens | Jerome Simpson | |
| Jordan Shipley | Jordan Shipley | |
| Andre Caldwell | Andre Caldwell | |
| Quan Cosby | Ryan Whalen | |
| Jerome Simpson | Brandon Tate | |
| Tight End | Jermaine Gresham | Jermaine Gresham |
| Reggie Kelly | Colin Cochart | |
| Dan Coats | ||
| Offensive Line | Andrew Whitworth | Andrew Whitworth |
| Bobbie Williams | Andre Smith | |
| Andre Smith | Kyle Cook | |
| Kyle Cook | Nate Livings | |
| Nate Livings | Otis Hudson | |
| Anthony Collins | Clint Boling | |
| Dennis Roland | Anthony Collins | |
| Evan Mathis | Dennis Roland | |
| Reggie Stephens | Mike McGlynn | |
| Defensive End | Antwan Odom | Michael Johnson |
| Robert Geathers | Robert Geathers | |
| Jonathan Fanene | Jonathan Fanene | |
| Carlos Dunlap | Carlos Dunlap | |
| Frostee Rucker | Frostee Rucker | |
| Defensive Tackle | Domata Peko | Domata Peko |
| Tank Johnson | Pat Sims | |
| Pat Sims | Geno Atkins | |
| Geno Atkins | ||
| Linebackers | Dhani Jones | Rey Maualuga |
| Rey Maualuga | Manny Lawson | |
| Keith Rivers | Thomas Howard | |
| Brandon Johnson | Brandon Johnson | |
| Michael Johnson | Dontay Moch | |
| Roddrick Muckelroy | Dan Skuta | |
| Dan Skuta | Vincent Rey | |
| Cornerbacks | Leon Hall | Leon Hall |
| Johnathan Joseph | Nate Clements | |
| Morgan Trent | Morgan Trent | |
| Adam Jones | Kelly Jennings | |
| Brandon Ghee | ||
| Safety | Chris Crocker | Chris Crocker |
| Reggie Nelson | Reggie Nelson | |
| Roy Williams | Robert Sands | |
| Chinedum Ndukwe | Gibril Wilson | |
| Taylor Mays | ||
| Jeromy Miles |
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