12 minutes ago, Griever said:

 

 

 

Has he ever had a good defense? 

^ Ivy league pedigree like Katie. (But this isn't Congress)

 

I don't want him unless he's bringing Maxx Crosby with him. 

May as well bring in big Willie Anderson to interview for line coach..

https://x.com/WINCINNATI_/status/1876679309785784345

4 minutes ago, Jungletiger said:

https://x.com/WINCINNATI_/status/1876679309785784345

 

 

Dont entirely hate this, the Pats do have a good D, but I still have other candidates in mind.

https://x.com/CincyJungle/status/1876679291590828285

 

18 minutes ago, Jungletiger said:

https://x.com/WINCINNATI_/status/1876679309785784345

He didn't have a ton to work with over there, but they had a few dudes like Gonzalez, White and Duggar... and they played solid D overall.  I wonder if they'd consider Jerod Mayo? He was a good DC in NE as well, before he was elevated to HC. 

1 minute ago, texbengal said:

He didn't have a ton to work with over there, but they had a few dudes like Gonzalez, White and Duggar... and they played solid D overall.  I wonder if they'd consider Jerod Mayo? He was a good DC in NE as well, before he was elevated to HC. 

We will see how this goes. It may be that Zac Taylor doesn't want any ex-head coaches as his defensive coordinator. There are a lot of ex-head coaches available with strong defensive coordinator backgrounds. Maybe he prefers young up-and-comers. 

1 minute ago, dex said:

We will see how this goes. It may be that Zac Taylor doesn't want any ex-head coaches as his defensive coordinator. There are a lot of ex-head coaches available with strong defensive coordinator backgrounds. Maybe he prefers young up-and-comers. 

 

Right. I didn't know he was just a first-year DC last year but he was with the team in various roles, including LB and DL position coach, for 8 years. Zac mentioned wanting experienced guys (I thought), so at least as a DC, that's pretty lean. But they played the Bengals tough in game one last year so maybe that's part of his interest in talking to him. 

 

1 minute ago, texbengal said:

 

Right. I didn't know he was just a first-year DC last year but he was with the team in various roles, including LB and DL position coach, for 8 years. Zac mentioned wanting experienced guys (I thought), so at least as a DC, that's pretty lean. But they played the Bengals tough in game one last year so maybe that's part of his interest in talking to him. 

 

I was mainly talking about Jerod Mayo and other ex-head coaches.

 

Wasn't that part of the thinking with bringing in Sheldon Rankins last year? Because he had half of his sacks the year before against the Bengals? How did that work out?

54 minutes ago, Jungletiger said:

May as well bring in big Willie Anderson to interview for line coach..

 

No thanks.  He was pimping Carman.  That's a huge red X for me.

24 minutes ago, dex said:

We will see how this goes. It may be that Zac Taylor doesn't want any ex-head coaches as his defensive coordinator. There are a lot of ex-head coaches available with strong defensive coordinator backgrounds. Maybe he prefers young up-and-comers. 

 

I wouldn't necessarily blame Zac for that.  We all know the Bengals aren't big in the pay department, and big names like some of the ex-head coaches mentioned are going to want larger salaries and more control which the Bengals don't give up easily either. 

Well, count me as mildly surprised the Bengals did it.  It was the right move.  The defense did not work well at all this season, and you can't totally blame that on players and injuries.  I watched veterans confused and out of position.  That's on coaching.  Maybe Anuromo's defense was too complicated, or maybe he wasn't communicating it well.  Either way it is time for a new voice.  Glad the did it.  It's the kind of thing good organizations do....have standards and expectations?  Something the Bengals have been short on in the past.

 

I also think the Monday bloodletting of coaches is a message to Taylor.  You are coming back.  You can pick your new coaches.  If this doesn't work, you are next.

28 minutes ago, dex said:

We will see how this goes. It may be that Zac Taylor doesn't want any ex-head coaches as his defensive coordinator. There are a lot of ex-head coaches available with strong defensive coordinator backgrounds. Maybe he prefers young up-and-comers. 

Maybe he doesn't want his mid-season replacement on the coaching staff...

1 hour ago, Jamie_B said:

 

 

Has he ever had a good defense? 

I think he had  defense with the giants and was the coordinator when they beat the cheatriots in the Super Bowl 21 to 17 

Good to watch an interview of these guys

 

 

Also interviewing

 

 

https://x.com/TomPelissero/status/1876676485727363352

7 minutes ago, MichaelWeston said:

https://x.com/TomPelissero/status/1876676485727363352

How do you get these to post again... Im a boomer

5 minutes ago, MichaelWeston said:

How do you get these to post again... Im a boomer

I've been struggling to do this too. Something has changed.

5 minutes ago, MichaelWeston said:

How do you get these to post again... Im a boomer

Dude, it's really brutal right now. Idk what changed with X, but I typically have to paste the link several times, sometimes upwards of ten times in order for them to embed. The embedded links tend to disappear after a little while, rendering a big blank space. I think that's why you are starting to see a lot of screenshots of x posts now

Part of me thinks it's Dennis Allen because we wanted him last time and we are quickly checking off the box of minority interviews. Although Graham seems very qualified. 

X has a problem with just posting links and converting them to embedded posts.

 

@Montana Bengal has been playing in the Geek forum with BlueSky and figured out how to also embed Tweets, but it isn't just posting the link anymore, which is stupid. Ill let him explain how he did it.

2 hours ago, LostInDaJungle said:

Maybe he doesn't want his mid-season replacement on the coaching staff...

 

He's already dealing with an "Assistant Head Coach" in Simmons, just like Marvin had to with Ketchup Whisperer.

 

 

3 hours ago, BlackJesus said:

^ Ivy league pedigree like Katie. (But this isn't Congress)

 

 

 

and the Old Man, if I recall?  That's great if you're hiring a lawyer but counts for nothing in pro football.  If anything it's a detriment, I've seen enough of coordinators trying to play chess in a boxing ring.