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23 hours ago, BlackJesus said:

RT of the Raiders defending Burrow on twitter ... Maybe he wants to come protect him too? 

 

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He'd be a good signing for a swing tackle and insurance against rookie failure. He's much better than Carman or Ford.

 

 

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9 minutes ago, MichaelWeston said:

Kragthorpe to QBs coach

Kovacs to Safeties coach

This guy to passing game coordinator....https://www.vikings.com/team/coaches-roster/justin-rascati


Happy for Kovacs and Kragthorpe. Seems like they are doing a good job of developing continuity within the staff by giving guys different roles that prepare them for increased responsibility. Wouldn’t be surprised to see a few young guys brought in to keep the train moving. 

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https://www.fox19.com/2024/02/08/bengals-name-new-quarterbacks-coach-hire-new-pass-game-coordinator/

Bengals name new quarterbacks coach, hire new pass game coordinator

 

CINCINNATI (WXIX) - The Bengals announced three key moves Thursday.

The team:

  • Promoted Brad Kragthorpe to quarterbacks coach
  • Hired Justin Rascati as pass game coordinator
  • Promoted Jordan Kovacs to secondary/safeties coach

Rascati comes to Cincinnati from the Minnesota Vikings, where he spent the past two seasons (2022-23) as assistant offensive line coach, the team said in a news release.

He previously served as an offensive quality control coach with the Denver Broncos from 2019-21.

Prior to his NFL coaching career, Rascati spent seven years in assistant roles at the collegiate level.

He served as offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach at the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga (2017-18), offensive coordinator at Tennessee Tech University (’16), passing game coordinator/wide receivers coach at the University of Tennessee-Martin (’14-15), and quarterbacks coach at Weber State University (’12-13).

Rascati began his collegiate playing career as a QB at the University of Louisville in 2003, before transferring to James Madison University. He passed for 5912 yards and 51 TDs in three seasons at JMU (2004-06), and in ‘04 helped lead the Dukes to a 13-2 record and the program’s first FCS national championship.

Kragthorpe concluded his fifth season on the Bengals’ coaching staff in 2023, and his first in the role of assistant quarterbacks coach. He spent the previous two seasons (2021-22) as assistant wide receivers coach, after serving as offensive assistant from ‘19-20.

Kragthorpe spent the 2018 season as an offensive analyst at Louisiana State University, working with an offense that featured Bengals QB Joe Burrow and WR Ja’Marr Chase. He began his coaching career as an offensive graduate assistant coach at Utah State University (2016-17).

As a player, Kragthorpe spent one season at Idaho State University (2011), then transferred to LSU for his final three years of eligibility. He played in 25 games for the Tigers as a reserve QB and holder on placekicks.

Kovacs concluded his fifth season on the Bengals’ coaching staff in 2023. He spent the past two seasons (2022-23) as assistant linebackers coach, after serving as a defensive quality control coach from ‘19-21. Like Kragthorpe, he demonstrated leadership, intelligence and developmental traits that proved valuable on the coaching staff.

Kovacs came to Cincinnati after spending two seasons (2017-18) in coaching roles at the University of Michigan, his alma mater, where his collegiate career began as a walk-on and concluded as an All-Big Ten second team selection and captain.

Kovacs played in 28 NFL games over three seasons (2013-15) as a safety with the Miami Dolphins. He also spent time on the Philadelphia Eagles’ practice squad in 2014, and with the Kansas City Chiefs and L.A. Rams during the ‘16 preseason.

Kovacs is taking over the coaching position previously held by Robert Livingston, who has left the Bengals to pursue an opportunity elsewhere.

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Figure I'd share this random look at our future schedules:

 

Game pairings based on prior end-of-year standings denoted with an *

 

2024:

HOME: BAL CFT PIT DEN LVR PHI WAS *NEP
AWAY: BAL CFT PIT KCC LAC DAL NYG *TEN *CAR

 

2025:

HOME: BAL CFT PIT NEP NYJ CHI DET *AFCS-TBD *NFCW-TBD

AWAY: BAL CFT PIT BUF MIA GBP MIN *AFCW-TBD

.....if we play KCC due to finishing in the same positions in 2024, it'll be at Narrowhead again, but if we pair with TEN then at least - for once - we'll play in Cincy.

 

2026:

HOME: BAL CFT PIT JAX TEN NOS TBB *AFCW-TBD

AWAY: BAL CFT PIT HOU IND ATL CAR *AFCE-TBD *NFCE-TBD

....only one game West of Indianapolis, and Houston really isn't "west" IMO.  Really nice travel schedule.... but we pay for it in 2027:

 

2027:

HOME: BAL CFT PIT KCC LAC ARI SFF *AFCS-TBD *NFCN-TBD

AWAY: BAL CFT PIT DEN LVR LAR SEA *AFCE-TBD

...all but one of our non-division road games are in the Mountain or Pacific time zones, since the 3-year AFC and 4-year NFC rotations give us that once-in-twelve-years double-whammy of playing BOTH western divisions in the same season.

Schedules subject to change if the NFL ditches their current scheduling formula, does a realignment, expands, or does anything else fucked-up.

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