08-26-2015, 10:33 AM
(08-26-2015, 12:10 AM)fredtoast Wrote: Zimmer had coached the #1 defense in the entire league while DC with the Cowboys and finished in the top ten 3 of his six seasons in Dallas.
Bratkowski had coached the #3 offense (yards) in the league while OC with the Seahawks, and also finished in the top 10 in scoring offense 3 of his 4 seasons in Seattle.
I don't have a single bad thing to say about Zim, but he was not a top hire at the time by any stretch. It seems you have fully bought into the "Bengal Way" of accolades in the distant past counting toward being a top hire. By this logic, James Harrison was a marquee FA signing. We got the DPOY baby! Great thing Coach Zim worked out like he did, but just coming off coaching a horrible Atlanta team, few people were buzzed about the hire at the time. If only we could coax Brett Favre out of retirement, we could have a two-time Super Bowl winning QB! Elite FA signing!
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