Paulie: Next Head Coach?

[SunsetBengal]

I don't know who the best choice would be, but I'm leaning toward someone not previously affiliated with the team. My ideal HC candidate would be the one that follows a philosophy of "fundamentals first". By that, I mean blocking and tackling are the fundamentals of football; Weather it be on offense, defense, or special teams, the team that blocks and tackles the best is usually going to win the game.

Now as far as personality, I don't care. By "I don't care", I mean it doesn't matter if he is a disciplinarian, or a player's coach. As long as he can get his coaching staff and player to buy into the mantra of fundamentals first. Who cares what approach he uses to get there?

Yes, I realize that some are going to want to flame me for thinking about a fundamentalist type of coach. Oh, Sunset, we need an offensive guru, or Oh, Sunset we need a defensive mastermind. Blah, blah, blah. The key to success on offense is good blocking, the key to success on defense is good tackling. Same goes with special team.

So, if I were forced to choose someone from the existing Bengals coaching staff to replace Marvin Lewis? Most definitely, Darrin Simmons.