Paulie G

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(10-18-2016, 01:21 PM)bengalguy71 Wrote: As far as coaching goes, I am a baseball guy, and have never coached or played a snap of organized football.

So let me throw this out there.  We have the same DC as we had last year.  I believe we had the number two defense as far as points allowed and was only 1 point away from the front runner?

If that's true, and we have the same DC, do we really believe that HE is the issue and not the fact that we have a few new faces from last year?  Gilberry, Lamur, and Nelson gone.  Hunt, Dansby, and Williams in place of???

This is a legitimate question, but I will offer that the loss of Vance Joseph is overlooked.  He had the secondary playing aggressive, and they were up on receivers. Coyle has the Bengals back in the "Third and Artrell(Hawkins)" days, where they are just hoping a QB makes a mistake, which doesn't happen because there is also little to no pass rush. 

I am one that puts more on a coach than many.  The saying about it not being Xs and Os, but Jims and Joes, doesn't account for the coach getting the most out of their Jims and Joes.  

People trashed me for bringing up Harbaugh as who I would want to coach this team, but does anyone think that he couldn't do significantly better with the talent we have?  Why are these coaches so reluctant to change a philosophy that isn't working?  It drives me crazy.