01-17-2019, 02:26 PM
(01-17-2019, 02:23 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: Tobin is clearly the man as far as scouting goes. Before Tobin, the 90's were littered with busts. After hiring Tobin, one of his first drafts (which was pre-Marvin) is possibly the best draft in team history. Justin Smith, Chad Johnson, Rudi Johnson and Houshmandzadeh in 2001. Where was Marvin for that one?
We'll be fine. From everything I've seen/read, Tobin was essentially handing Marvin etc a list of players he recommended and they went from there. I assume the next coach will have a similar role and freedom, with input from position coaches, just like Merv.
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I tend to agree. Bengals were solid in the draft, but not amazing. I don't think we can claim that Lewis was some sort of draft savant. Especially when it is not clear how much influence he really had.
