At what point are you OK with a total rebuild

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(07-20-2019, 09:07 AM)psychdoctor Wrote: Sweeping coaching changes for the first time in nearly 30 years.  They hired more coaches and assistants then ever.  
Mike Brown has stepped back.  Yes, he is alive and shows up at practices. But he is no longer THE decision maker.  
Paul Alexander was not retained.  Bengals passed on H. Jackson which is great.  In the past, Bengals would have hired Jackson as HC and not look outside the organization.  This is a big change.  Even Veteran players are excited by the change in coaches.  

What "disastrous" assistant coach are you referring?  The preseason hasn't even started.  How are you reaching a conclusion about assistant coaches ability when not a single game has been played?  
  
What difference maker FA did you expect the Bengals to sign?  Bengals tend to sign their own or to extend contracts. 
 
The area that worries me the most is the O-Line and backers.  They did not improve at all there.  I do not know what FA offensive lineman they could have signed though.  The injury to JW hurts in a bad way.  

Just because the Bengals finally joined the 20th century and allowed the head coach to fill his staff does not mean the staff is excellent. Hiring Jim Turner is flat embarrassing. Anuramo was about the 7th or 8th choice for DT. For that matter, the reason the HC choice is suspect is Taylor was a OC for about a season and a half if you count college, and was clearly a knee jerk reaction to the Rams success.

Going into FA/the draft OL and LB were obvious weaknesses. They’re still obvious weaknesses. It’s more of the same...