10-30-2020, 01:12 PM
(10-30-2020, 12:29 PM)TJHoushmandzadehs Shiny Shoes Wrote: For the DC's first year the marquee free agency signings were BW Webb and Kerry Wynn and out of 11 picks the D co-ordinator got a 3rd round pick, a 4th round compensatory, a 6th round compensatory and the 7th round pick. How many DC are going to sign up for that to improve the 31st or 32nd ranked D?
It's likely DC candidates looked at that 31st or 32nd ranked D, looked at the void at linebacker, looked at the fact that Cincy had just appointed a Head Coach who was going to call plays on Offense and realized that the next couple of drafts would be offense heavy. They'd have then looked at the rest of talent on D (since 2014 the D has had just one first round pick and one second round pick) and Mike Brown's aversion to paying in free agency and run a mile.
Frankly I don't blame them and for my money that's on the front office and not Zac.
They should be in a much stronger position to attract a good DC this off-season with the acquisition of Reader and the emergence of Bates and a probable top 10 pick to spend on D to dangle in front of candidates.
I see this argument made a lot for coaches. They don’t want to go where there isn’t already a winning team in place. I think it’s the exact opposite for most coaches. They love a challenge and their egos tell them they are the ones that can fix things. The only coaches that want a premade winner are older coaches that have already won championships in their career.
