06-24-2015, 08:40 PM
(06-24-2015, 04:12 PM)Brownshoe Wrote: What? My 10 year old cousin could probably be as good of an OC as Bratkoeski. All he would have to do is call a run play the first few downs then pass the ball on 3rd downs.
That's what happened later on down the line when he didn't have players that fit his scheme. That was Bratkowski's biggest struggle, implementing his playbook to fit what his players could flourish with.
(06-24-2015, 04:15 PM)Nately120 Wrote: Meh, not sure about this one. We only made the playoffs in 2005 and 2009 when a lot of our success was contingent on Palmer calling plays in either the no-huddle or the 2-minute drill. Call me skeptical, is all.
Bengals didn't always score in the final two minutes nor no-huddle. But it became a gameplan Bratkowski worked with Palmer.
Also, offensive ranking of bengals under Bratkowski since '02: 18th, 13th, 18th, 6th, 8th, 10th, 32nd (when things went downhill), 24th (this was in 09), and then 20th.
Bratkowski worked primarily as a coach who's offensive play-calling worked more as you set up the run by passing.
Passing offensive ranking since '02: 13th, 12th, 17th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 30th, 26th, and 13th.
Bratkowski's offenses worked early on in his career, even without Palmer. He ranked 13th or higher passing in 5 of his first 6 years. But then his offense began to stall as he wasn't really a "run-first" coordinator. He tried to be, and failed at it. Everyone remembers that. From '08-10, he just couldn't revise his offense to what the players were good at.
