04-01-2021, 10:20 PM
1. A playoff berth. Three years is an eternity in the NFL to turn things around. Many good coaches have turned around 2-4 win teams in ONE season. Three is enough.
2. Protect Joe Burrow. He's the franchise player. I know some are sick of hearing this, but I'm sick of seeing our QB's get sacked 40+ times and taking major hits every game.
3. A better defense. Many (myself included) didn't like the Lou hire. It seemed like we struggled to find a DC and settled on a guy with a very underwhelming resume. A career position coach whose position never/rarely shined under his tutelage.
For the last 2 off-seasons, we've been signing soooo many players for this guy. DJ Reader, Vonn Bell, Mike Daniels, Trae Waynes and Mackensie Alexander last year. Trey Hendrickson, Larry Ogunjobi, Eli Apple, Mike Hilton, Chidobe Awuzie, etc this year.
We've completely remade the defense for this guy. No excuses moving forward.
2. Protect Joe Burrow. He's the franchise player. I know some are sick of hearing this, but I'm sick of seeing our QB's get sacked 40+ times and taking major hits every game.
3. A better defense. Many (myself included) didn't like the Lou hire. It seemed like we struggled to find a DC and settled on a guy with a very underwhelming resume. A career position coach whose position never/rarely shined under his tutelage.
For the last 2 off-seasons, we've been signing soooo many players for this guy. DJ Reader, Vonn Bell, Mike Daniels, Trae Waynes and Mackensie Alexander last year. Trey Hendrickson, Larry Ogunjobi, Eli Apple, Mike Hilton, Chidobe Awuzie, etc this year.
We've completely remade the defense for this guy. No excuses moving forward.
The training, nutrition, medicine, fitness, playbooks and rules evolve. The athlete does not.
