11-27-2017, 02:35 PM
(11-27-2017, 05:35 AM)Utts Wrote: I'll give you credit for putting a positive spin on things.
1) This isn't much of a selling point, if you don't think you're being setup for success.
2) We have an average QB. Is that going to tip he scales?
3) We have some good skill players, so do a lot of sick franchises. Gio and Kroft are not key selling points.
4) We have some good players on defense, but the unit looks pretty average right now.
5) Tobin had a couple fantastic drafts, which generated some attention. The last few have been stinkers. That understaffed group is most certainly not a selling point.
6) Mike Brown and his Katie let Whit and Zeitler leave town, when our line was already sketchy. Dysfunctional? No. Incompetent? Maybe. Everybody saw this offensive line train wreck coming, including them, and they chose to go that route - because that's how they do things. You want an owner that wants to win above all else, and CLEARLY the Brown family is not. They have demonstrated this over and over again. A couple modest moves could have easily made this a 9-10 win team.
7) Top tier coaching talent doesn't seek out opportunities where expectations are low. They are Type A personalities, that are driven by success. It's absurd to think a guy like Josh McDaniels would favor a job, because things are so bad there - the media and fans have given up on them. Moreover, a top tier coach in that situation is going to generate huge expectations, whether they like it or not.
Our habits in free agency, coaches having to scout, and having to work within the unique management structure of the Bengals are big negatives for a HC.
At the end of the day, if it's not Marvin next year...I think there's a 95% chance it's Hue or Guenther. And possibly Jay Gruden if he's available.
Who was the last head coach the Bengals hired from outside besides Marvin? Most hires come from within.
