Bengals hire Kevin Coyle (DB) Jacob Burney (DL) and Bill Lazor (QB)

[oldschooler]

Lewis welcomes most experienced staff

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Former Dolphins offensive coordinator Bill Lazor is the Bengals' new quarterbacks coach.

Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis moved quickly to fill his coaching vacancies and when the dust cleared Monday he had the most experienced staff of his 14 seasons in Cincinnati.

It’s believed that Lewis is on the verge of announcing new coaches for quality control on offense and an assistant in the secondary, but over the weekend and Monday he finalized deals for two former NFL coordinators and a 21-year NFL veteran to coach three positions. That came on the heels of Friday’s signing of linebackers coach Jim Haslett, a former defensive coordinator for four teams.

Lewis and defensive coordinator Paul Guenther dug into their past to find the experience when they hired Kevin Coyle to coach the secondary and Jacob Burney to coach the defensive line.  Coyle, 60, coached the Bengals secondary in Lewis’ first nine seasons (one year with Guenther) before coordinating the Miami defense the last four seasons.  Burney, 56, broke into the league in 1994 on Bill Belichick’s Cleveland Browns and was Lewis’ line coach in those first three seasons Lewis was the coordinator in Baltimore from 1996-98.

Bill Lazor, the Dolphins’ former offensive coordinator, also arrived from Miami to coach quarterbacks in the wake of Lewis’ promotion of Ken Zampese to Bengals offensive coordinator. Before Lazor, 43, became the Dolphins coordinator in 2014, he coached quarterbacks under Joe Gibbs in Washington, Mike Holmgren in Seattle, and Chip Kelly in Philadelphia, and under Kelly he led Nick Foles to the 2013 NFL passing title.

A Scranton, Pa., native, Lazor, Cornell’s starting quarterback in the early ‘90s, becomes the second Ivy League quarterback currently with the club. Bengals president Mike Brown, Dartmouth ’57, is the other.

“With Ken’s elevation to coordinator, I’m ecstatic about bringing in Bill,” Lewis said in a news release. “He’s bright and energetic and he also has experience under great head coaches. He’s got everything we’re looking for to continue to uplift our offense.”

In Cincinnati Lazor inherits another passing champ in defending AFC king Andy Dalton. Dalton wasted no time coming in to greet Lazor Monday during his first day on the job at Paul Brown Stadium and the two spent a good chunk of the afternoon chatting over the playbook.

“That’s a good sign,” Lazor said of first impressions. “Eager. Excited. Into it. He walks in at the end of the season and wants to talk about the future and how things can get better and that makes it fun to come to work.”

Lazor knows Zampese from years of talking at NFL scouting combines and on college scouting trips and it appeared Lewis knew of him, too, because they didn’t interview anyone else. Same thing with Coyle and Burney.

“No. 1, you want to be with great people every day and as an assistant in this league that starts with the head coach and the kind of person he is,” Lazor said.  “I’ve known Ken for years. It’s a place that has good players and has proven it’s going to win with the rich history and the commitment of the organization.”

      Kevin Coyle returns from Miami to coach the Bengals DBs.

Coyle, a Staten Island, N.Y., native who came to the Bengals in 2001 as their cornerbacks coach after three college defensive coordinator assignments, has been part of the winning. It began in 2005 when the Bengals won the AFC North with a big hand from an NFL-high 31 interceptions and cornerback Deltha O’Neal’s club-record 10. His last Bengals season was the first of the Dalton-A.J. Green run in 2011 that has now reached five straight post-season berths. After Lewis promoted Coyle to secondary coach when he arrived in 2003, the defense ranked fifth in the NFL in interceptions (160) from 2003-11, and 133 of those were by DBs.

After the Dolphins called Coyle to run their defense in 2012, they had back-to-back top 10 finishes in fewest points allowed in 2012 and 2013, finishing seventh in ’12 and eighth in ’13 while amassing more than 40 sacks in each season. On Halloween 2013 he dealt the Bengals a painful Thursday night overtime loss on a walk-off safety.

“We know Kevin as a great coach of secondary technique and as a coach with great ability to add ideas for game planning,” Lewis said.

After Coyle was let go this season during an early-season shakeup, the Bengals brought him in almost immediately to help scout down the stretch. When secondary coach Vance Joseph ended up taking Coyle’s job in Miami last week, the move was seamless.

“It’s a thrill to be back. I’m excited to work with Marvin and the Brown family. I’ve always had great respect for the organization,” Coyle said. “There are still some old-timers around.”

Three guys who are left that played for Coyle in that 2011 season the defense finished No.  7 in the NFL are free agents, cornerbacks Adam Jones and Leon Hall and safety Reggie Nelson. There is a mutual admiration society of the four and that could help in free agency.

“I’m excited about what Duke Tobin and his staff have brought in here,” said Coyle of the Bengals director of player personnel. “They’ve done a tremendous job of bringing in quality players and quality people. That’s been reflected in their success over the last five to six years.”

Much of the Bengals defense is built on the foundation that current Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer crafted in his six seasons as coordinator from 2008-13. Guenther and Coyle have grown into coordinators using that scheme, so it’s an easy transition for both.

New Bengals D-line coach Jacob Burney showing his signature high motor.

“Paul has had his imprint on it and they had a great year this year,” Coyle said of the NFL’s No. 2 scoring defense. “I could look around the league and see teams like Miami, Minnesota, Cincinnati and some other teams trying to emulate what we’re doing. Everyone puts in their different twists, but the core principles are where the success comes from. It’s a real advantage coming back after having known the system and implementing it myself.”

Burney, a Chattanooga, Tenn., native, has not only worked for Belichick and Lewis, but also George Seifert in Carolina and Mike Shanahan in Denver on a raft of play-off teams. He replaces Jay Hayes, the 13-year veteran who moved on to Tampa on Friday.

 “Jacob is a great taskmaster with tremendous experience,” Lewis said.

 

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[oldschooler]

Bill Lazor joins Bengals as quarterbacks coach, Jacob Burney hired as defensive line coach
By Jason Marcum  @marcum89 on Jan 18, 2016, 6:46p 41 

 
Bill Lazor may have not had the success as Miami's offensive coordinator they had hoped for, but his career as a QB coach should have Bengals fans excited for what he can do in helping Andy Dalton continue to play at an elite level in 2016.

The Cincinnati Bengals have made some quality additions to their coaching staff not even two weeks into the offseason.

The team announced the hirings of defensive line coach Jacob Berney and quarterbacks coach Bill Lazor on Monday. Lazor replaces the spot held by Ken Zampese for the past 13 years before becoming the team's offensive coordinator last week. After letting defensive line coach Jay Hayes leave for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Bengals were quick to replace him with Burney. Seeing Hayes go was a surprise, but the Bengals feel they made a great hire in Burney.

"Jacob is a great taskmaster with tremendous experience," said Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis. "He started under Bill Belichick at Cleveland and has worked under some other great head coaches as well since he came into the league."

Now in his 21st NFL season entering 2016, Burney last worked with Washington from 2010-14. Washington's defensive line helped the Redskins rank 12th in the NFL in rushing yards allowed as the defense posted 36 sacks in Burney's final season. His 2013 unit helped the Redskins rank fourth in the NFL in third-down conversion percentage (34.0) and tied for second in negative rushing plays by opponents (72).

Prior to joining Washington, Burney also had NFL defensive line coaching jobs with the Carolina Panthers (1999-2001) and Denver Broncos (2002-08). Burney is from Chattanooga, Tennessee and he was a three-time All-SEC selection at Tennessee-Chattanooga during his college football career. He later coached 11 seasons in college before entering the NFL as defensive line coach with the Cleveland Browns under Bill Belichick in 1994.

During Burney's seven seasons in Denver, the Broncos ranked in the NFL's top five rush defenses three times. During his full Denver tenure, the Broncos ranked 10th in fewest total defensive yards allowed.

As for Lazor, his last job was as offensive coordinator for the Miami Dolphins from 2014 through Nov. 30 of this past season before being let go as part of the staff overhaul sparked by Joe Philbin's firing.

"With Ken's elevation to coordinator, I'm ecstatic about bringing in Bill," Lewis said. "He's bright, and energetic and he also has experience under great head coaches. He's got everything we're looking for to continue to uplift our offense."

With the Dolphins, Lazor helped develop Ryan Tannehill into a franchise quarterback. Lazor's last full season saw Tannehill throw for 4,045 yards and finish with career-highs in passer rating (92.8), QBR (58.0) and passing scores (27). That same '14 offense finished with a 4.7-yard rushing average, which ranked second in the NFL.

In 2013 in Philadelphia, Lazor had a central role in Nick Foles winning the NFL passer rating title (119.2 rating). His earlier NFL years include working under prominent head coaches, including Dan Reeves (2003 with Atlanta), Joe Gibbs (2004-07 with Washington) and Mike Holmgren (2008-09 with Seattle).

Lazor has previously served as an NFL quarterbacks coach with Washington (2006-07), Seattle (2008-09) and Philadelphia (2013). He is originally from Scranton, Pa., and was a three-year starting quarterback for Cornell during his college days.

Lazor may have not had success as Miami's play-caller, but his career as a quarterbacks coach should have Bengals fans excited for what he can do in helping Andy Dalton continue to play at an elite level going forward.

 

 

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[jrandom42]

Andy goes to Southern California each year to hone his skills. A QB coach is superfluous. 

Andy goes to Southern California to work on his mechanics and footwork. House isn't going teach him anything about reading defenses, developing situational awareness of the pass rush, perfecting his play-action fakes, or his ability to move and find receivers when a play breaks down. That's the job of quarterbacks coach.

[MichaelWeston]

We should have one spot left

OC Hue-Zampese

QB Zampese-Lazor

RB Caskey

WR Urban

TE Hayes

OL Alexander

DL Hayes-Burney

LB Burke-Haslett

S Carrier-?

CB Joseph-Coyle

[MichaelWeston]

Some Free agent connections

QB Coach Bill Lazor

Dolphins OC

QB-Matt Moore

WR-Rishard Matthews (R)

DB Coach Kevin Coyle

Dolphins DC

S Louis Delmas

LB Kelvin Sheppard

Redskins Burney and Haslett

LB Keenan Robinson

 

[oldschooler]

What a Phins fan said to me about Coyle and Lazor ...

 

No way? Geeze lol. Yeah they both thrive there. Not good coordinators but Lazor was amazing with the Eagles as qb coach and was highly sought after with what he did with Foles. And Coyle was an awesome coordinator for awhile but teams caught on to him and he never recovered. At those positions though, they are league elite

[oldschooler]

We should have one spot left

OC Hue-Zampese

QB Zampese-Lazor

RB Caskey

WR Urban

TE Hayes

OL Alexander

DL Hayes-Burney

LB Burke-Haslett

S Carrier-?

CB Joseph-Coyle

I'm pretty sure Coyle is going to be the DB Coach. Not just CBs

[scharm]

Kinda odd we are paying assistants so cheaply and are still able to get so much experience in those ranks.   

[EnglishBengal]

The Bengals now have the NFL equivalent of the Space Cowboys.

[thezerawkid]

Ugh. The one spot I was really hoping to see turnover at was with the offensive line. Pass protection was stellar first half of the season. We NEVER established a consistent running attack and I think it but us in the ass. 

Anyone know anything about Zampese's potential temperament when it comes to balancing the offensive attack? I know he's been our QB coach for like ever, but something he might emphasize, to make his passing attack even more effective, is a legitimate change of pace on the ground. We have two above average-potential stud tailbacks...we wasted the shit out of them this year.

[BengalsOwn]

Seems like there is a lot of potential head coaches on the staff now, ain't it??  It's almost like it's being telepathic that this is gonna's be Marvin's last year in Cincinnati regardless of what happens going forward.  Either that, or this time, he's really gonna let his assistants coach and he can be the CEO type where all he had to do is keep the team upright.   Kinda like a GM position but not the official actual title and pay grade.

What do you think the assistant coaches have been doing before this upcoming season?

CEO type is always the head coach.

 

[BengalsOwn]

Kinda odd we are paying assistants so cheaply and are still able to get so much experience in those ranks.   

LOL I know, right? Its also weird we have has highly respected assistants who have been here since the 90's. 

[EnglishBengal]

DIdn't know this but Jacob Burney was Ravens D-line coach from 1996-1998 when Lewis was the D-coordinator.  Guess there's a level of familiarity and respect there.

[Big Alice]

DIdn't know this but Jacob Burney was Ravens D-line coach from 1996-1998 when Lewis was the D-coordinator.  Guess there's a level of familiarity and respect there.

Probably 3/4 of assistant coaches that are hired in the NFL have prior experience with the Head Coach that hires them.  With position coaches, in particular, there's not THAT much difference in their level off effectiveness.  Building a staff is really more about trying to achieve the right chemistry between the guys in the room.

[BengalsFanFromNY]

It's time for some fresh minds coaching this team up. Leave it Marvin/Brown to hire puppets.

it'll still be a play to not lose coaching style.

[bigboi]

Ugh. The one spot I was really hoping to see turnover at was with the offensive line. Pass protection was stellar first half of the season. We NEVER established a consistent running attack and I think it but us in the ass. 

Anyone know anything about Zampese's potential temperament when it comes to balancing the offensive attack? I know he's been our QB coach for like ever, but something he might emphasize, to make his passing attack even more effective, is a legitimate change of pace on the ground. We have two above average-potential stud tailbacks...we wasted the shit out of them this year.

he worked under mike martz so he comes from an air coryell offense that is his back ground,but the playbook will not be changed that much.

[scharm]

The Bengals didn't waste anything this past season on offense.  They favored skill guys over power sets.   Hill was also guilty in bouncing runs and not taking 2/3 yards that were there.     A lot runs came with tackles split out wide or out of pass sets which basically says your skill guy will beat their pursuit.    In the end game with Dalton running the show the offense was mostly top 6 or 5, can't remember in yards and did very well scoring points. 

The thing that bit the Bengals in the ass was their unprofessionalism or choking in crunch time.   They choked time and time again this past season all against playoff teams with the ultimate coming in the playoff game they should have won without a fumble.