Duke Tobin

[bengals1969]

(04-28-2020, 12:36 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: And yet the post that you quoted and replied to specifically mentioned the last 8 years not once but twice. Never said that Tobin has never had good drafts before, but he's creeping towards nearly a decade long streak of shitty results now.

Me: The last 8 years have been shit.
You: That's not true, because 9-12 years ago was not shit.
Me: 

I think the fact the Bengals coached the Senior bowl squad this year is a significant difference between Zac.1 and Zac.2.  Bengals put a premium on coaches input from player evals.  Last season position coaches were being hired during and after the combine.   These two factors had to play a part in the drafts but not necessarily in the FA picks. 

What is the difference makers in FA?  Money, money and money.  Follow the money.
The Bengals spent freely in 2020.  In 2020 they deliberately are trying to change the culture by getting rid of guys that worked hard enough to lose on Sunday.  Players see that too.

Maybe with FA, its that combination of changing a losing culture and spending money on the guys they targeted that explains their success?