Joey B talks to Collinsworth

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(04-22-2021, 01:00 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: Marvin went 8-8 with Jon Kitna.
Zac went 2-7-1 with Joe Burrow.

Marvin had to reshape how the organization functioned.
Zac benefitted from that.

Yes we had some good young offensive talent when Marvin took over, but Marvin completely reshaped that defense (and greatly improved the offense) in 1 year.

Meanwhile Zac has shown zero improvement over 2 years.

I mean, there really is no debate here. Even if I concede that Merv walked into a better situation (which is somewhat debatable), he still took over a bad team/franchise and led them to a 16-16 record in his first 2 years. Zac is 5-26-1.

I'm not sold on Zac, BUT.....Marvin did have the best offensive line this team has had since the late 80s when he arrived. The organization was just a train wreck, and he cured a lot of those ills. 

Zac, on the other hand, came into the worst offensive line this side of Tallahassee that I've ever seen. They she'll shocked Dalton, and got our rookie clobbered. That's why Marvin was losing, and that's the biggest reason Zac hasn't won more, IMO. You couple that with a complete scheme and roster overhaul, you get the shit show you see now. We should see pretty good gains this year if we stay healthy up front. I mean, the offense was beginning to click before Burrow went down with him running for his life, and no run game. If not, you shitcan him. That simple.

You simply can't win at this game if you can't block. That's pee wee all the way to the NFL.