Dan Pitcher is new OC

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(01-25-2024, 11:35 AM)jj22 Wrote: It's fair to note that Pitcher was just a scout who never had any coaching experience outside of the Bengals. How much is he riding off of Burrow's coattails as QBC? His work with the wideouts wasn't overly impressive.

It's fair to look at his resume and note the lack of depth in his coaching experience. 

I don't think this changes the offense at all. Especially if QBC is replaced from within. We'd have less experience on the Offensive side then we had in the previous 5 years under Zac. And the Offense staff never had anyone who coordinated in the league (full time) to begin with.

Cali at least worked with a number of top qb's before coming here. He was young, but experienced.

What work with the wideouts?  Dan was never a WR coach for the Bengals.  He was offensive assistant and then assistant QB coach and QB coach.  His only work with WRs was at SUNY Cortland, a Division 3 school.

Was he riding off of Joe's coattails?  Well, his work with Jake says otherwise.  It was the performance of the offense with Jake at QB that propelled Brian to a head coaching position.  Dan was instrumental in Jake's improvement

Does this offensive really need wholesale changes or tweaks to improve it?  Tweaks that were put on hold because Joe was hurt for 2 months.

And for those who asked, according to Zac, Dan has been deeply involved in game planning setting the offensive call sheet.  He wore a headset connected to Zac and Brian during the game.