Joe Burrow gave the Bengals every reason to make significant additions at the trade deadline. It didn't have to be on Tuesday. It could've been last week or last month. That's the biggest issue with Cincinnati's actions—or lack thereof at the trade deadline.

The Cincinnati Bengals don't sound like a team about to make a move at the NFL trade deadline in an effort to save the season. Elsewhere in the AFC, the Kansas City Chiefs have made a second trade before the deadline,

Approaching the deadline at 4-5 with Joe Burrow playing at an MVP level despite some massive flaws in the roster around him, the Bengals feel like a team that could make a move or two to really compete in a bad AFC.