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One postseason appearance after quarterback Joe Burrow’s “the [Super Bowl] window’s my whole career” comments and one year after their first Super Bowl appearance since 1989, the Cincinnati Bengals seem poised to live up to those lofty expectations in the years to come. They returned to the AFC Championship Game for the second straight year and nearly took down the Kansas City Chiefs in the game for the second year in a row. It really does feel like the Bengals’ Super Bowl window is just opening as Burrow continues to develop and shine in his team’s biggest moments. Still, that doesn’t mean there isn’t some work to be done on their roster, especially with a septet of notable free agents set to depart this offseason: running back Samaje Perine, tight end Hayden Hurst, linebacker Germaine Pratt and secondary defenders Eli Apple, Tre Flowers, Jessie Bates III, and Vonn Bell. As Cincinnati approaches the 2023 NFL Draft with all of their original picks—no more, no less—they’ll have to address some existing and potential future roster holes once the initial wave of free agency is over.