11-14-2018, 06:27 PM
(11-14-2018, 05:27 PM)Wyche Wrote: The Stoolers would be the 1 win, the Panthers a possibility. It's logical to think that maybe that game goes a different way if we don't make McCaffrey look like the second coming of Barry Sanders.
I agree about Guenther. While not spectacular, the D was at least solid. I'm interested to see how Merv does with them, and definitely about next year.
Even with all of the changes made during the off season, I wasn't convinced we were playoff-bound for this year. Coming out of the gate at 4 - 1 surprised a little, but the major failure of Austin's defense really did surprise. So did the amount of injuries we've had.
IF Marvin does succeed with turning the defense around, who does he turn it over to that will maintain that progress, and even improve from there? Will he discover that he enjoyed it so much that he'll want to keep doing both HC and DC? Maybe going back to DC will be enough to shed his HC duties in favor of running the defense only. The flip side suggests that if this new approach falls flat that it will send him on down the road at the end of this year, and we get to start over with new leadership.
Typical Bengals. They can't do much of anything without leaving a trail of unanswered questions behind.
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