Comparison To The 2011 Bengals: 15 Players From The 2010 Roster Are Gone

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.