The Bengals bringing in veteran cornerback Xavien Howard for a workout this week indicates they know they need help on defense. The fact that they didn’t sign him, even after a workout that sources in the building told me was impressive, indicates Bengals fans shouldn’t get their hopes up about help being on the way.

given theyw ere buyers at the trade deadline rather than sellers. And the Bengals have full belief they can still be a playoff team. But it’s clear they need more than who’s already on the roster. So they’ve hosted Xavien Howard in hopes of adding ...