01-17-2018, 08:27 PM
@rfaulk34 - if i could be you for 1 hour during a press conference so i could ask those idiots how they can be so clueless to their ineptness over the span of 15 and 26 years respectively. Or, at least, tell them to finally stop blowing smoke up fan's asses and just say "we don't give a shit what fans think. we will do it our way regardless".
Well, to your last sentence – that’s kind of what it is and how it should be. In every city. No owner (or GM or coach) should listen to the fans or care what they think about anything to do with the on-field product. IMO. No one will say that, because you can’t…but I mean, they all kind of say it by actions. I know that Mike Brown and Marvin Lewis know they have failed in reaching the ultimate goal – winning a Super Bowl – but yes, they will continue to do it their way.
@Goalpost Do we need a GM? It seems Mike likes to concede some GM duties to Marvin, but that hierarchy seems conflicted.
Love this question. I personally believe the best structure in the league is having a true GM who builds the roster, the coach coaches it with some input on the 46 and 53 with cut downs and the owner signs off on all of it but generally stays out of the way. But it’s not the only way. Obviously New England does it in a way that is very similar to the Bengals in terms of the HC and coaches being very involved. Dallas does it its way with Jerry Jones as the owner/GM. Others have had varying degrees of success with other models.
Long way to say the Bengals don’t “need” a GM – but if Katie and Troy Blackburn and Paul Brown were to decide to pull back out of football ops and promote Duke Tobin to GM and gave him the power to hire / fire a head coach and expand his staff to make up for the fact that the coaches would then likely not have as much input in scouting as they do…I wouldn’t hate it.
@Takedown – on what they’re looking for in a DC
Sorry for the late notice. Generally speaking, I believe they were looking for an experienced play caller with an ability to be creative in the 4-3 and sub packages. I think Austin fits that bill – as really Del Rio or even Mike Pettine would have been.
@PhilHos – weird/annoying voice
I hope not! But I get it – I don’t listen to some radio shows strictly for tonal issues. Hopefully we worked well for you.
@jfkbengals – OL coach candidates
Again, sorry for the delay on this. Like my DC answer above, I think the team wanted a 180 from Paul Alexander in terms of attitude and teaching style (i.e. more “aggressive.”)
@fredtoast – Trends
Interesting data. Thanks for taking a peek at it. Yeah, it’s not defenses catching up by any means. If anything the league is making it harder and harder for defenses to actually do their job with the flags. The league wants teams to throw the ball, that much is true. But I think some of the drop in yardage has been emphasis on easy completions – i.e. short passes and hoping for a big catch-and-run.
A two-year dip after a 10-year rise might not constitute a “trend” per se…but it’s worth noting as teams keep looking for their “franchise QB.”
But the drop in rating is interesting – usually such short completions helps build completion percentage, reduce turnovers and thus, increase rating. That I can’t say – have interceptions gone up accordingly? Also, the last two years you’ve had an influx of young QBs … who are generally bad at all aspects of the game. For instance, Trubisky drags down numbers comparatively to Jay Cutler from two years ago… Best I can theorize at this point.
Well, to your last sentence – that’s kind of what it is and how it should be. In every city. No owner (or GM or coach) should listen to the fans or care what they think about anything to do with the on-field product. IMO. No one will say that, because you can’t…but I mean, they all kind of say it by actions. I know that Mike Brown and Marvin Lewis know they have failed in reaching the ultimate goal – winning a Super Bowl – but yes, they will continue to do it their way.
@Goalpost Do we need a GM? It seems Mike likes to concede some GM duties to Marvin, but that hierarchy seems conflicted.
Love this question. I personally believe the best structure in the league is having a true GM who builds the roster, the coach coaches it with some input on the 46 and 53 with cut downs and the owner signs off on all of it but generally stays out of the way. But it’s not the only way. Obviously New England does it in a way that is very similar to the Bengals in terms of the HC and coaches being very involved. Dallas does it its way with Jerry Jones as the owner/GM. Others have had varying degrees of success with other models.
Long way to say the Bengals don’t “need” a GM – but if Katie and Troy Blackburn and Paul Brown were to decide to pull back out of football ops and promote Duke Tobin to GM and gave him the power to hire / fire a head coach and expand his staff to make up for the fact that the coaches would then likely not have as much input in scouting as they do…I wouldn’t hate it.
@Takedown – on what they’re looking for in a DC
Sorry for the late notice. Generally speaking, I believe they were looking for an experienced play caller with an ability to be creative in the 4-3 and sub packages. I think Austin fits that bill – as really Del Rio or even Mike Pettine would have been.
@PhilHos – weird/annoying voice
I hope not! But I get it – I don’t listen to some radio shows strictly for tonal issues. Hopefully we worked well for you.
@jfkbengals – OL coach candidates
Again, sorry for the delay on this. Like my DC answer above, I think the team wanted a 180 from Paul Alexander in terms of attitude and teaching style (i.e. more “aggressive.”)
@fredtoast – Trends
Interesting data. Thanks for taking a peek at it. Yeah, it’s not defenses catching up by any means. If anything the league is making it harder and harder for defenses to actually do their job with the flags. The league wants teams to throw the ball, that much is true. But I think some of the drop in yardage has been emphasis on easy completions – i.e. short passes and hoping for a big catch-and-run.
A two-year dip after a 10-year rise might not constitute a “trend” per se…but it’s worth noting as teams keep looking for their “franchise QB.”
But the drop in rating is interesting – usually such short completions helps build completion percentage, reduce turnovers and thus, increase rating. That I can’t say – have interceptions gone up accordingly? Also, the last two years you’ve had an influx of young QBs … who are generally bad at all aspects of the game. For instance, Trubisky drags down numbers comparatively to Jay Cutler from two years ago… Best I can theorize at this point.
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