05-02-2019, 05:09 PM
(05-02-2019, 04:22 PM)BFritz21 Wrote: I agree that he stuck his nose too much in the offense, which is obvious with seasons like '09, when Marvin wanted to be more run-based to control the games, so he just had Bratkowski run the ball way too much and it became predictable. Part of that obviously also falls on Bratkowski for not being intelligent enough to switch it up or a strong enough personality to stand up to Marvin and say "we need to change this." All of that really boils down to Marvin's lack of vision and originality.
Let's also not forget the age difference between ML and ZT because the age and era or football plays a big difference. Marvin comes from a time when football was a lot simpler and more defensive-oriented. His entire generation was more conservative. Taylor's only 363 days younger than I am, so his view and philosophy on how the game should be played is obviously very different and he'll want to be aggressive, energetic, and creative.
It's an exciting year to be a Bengals fan! Everyone is writing us off and crowning the Browns as champs and putting us at the bottom below the Steelers and Ravens, but we're going to make some noise!
Yes, i have never found it to be a coincidence that most all of Marv's OC's did a lot of the same things. Hue was the most ingenuitive but even then there were some similarities that went on in the 2nd halves of games. Great point about the age difference too Brad, i am a year older than Zac myself.
The thing is the game has changed to more of an aggressive, offensive, point scoring game. Of course you have to have a good Defense as well but you HAVE to score points and play aggressive to beat the Patriots and the other top teams on BOTH sides of the ball. I think Zac Taylor will play aggressive, it might backfire at times but i am okay with that.
