And realize he's no leader on this team and it's him that has a long way to go to make this team. Plenty of players start "day 1" on the oline and do fine. Was this a shot at Fishers struggles? Why is he even worried about our expectations of anyone else but him? To me this came across as an unnecessary shot. Just say the kid has talent and leave it at that. You know he won't start so why the extended analysis?


http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/06/29/eric-winston-dont-expect-too-much-from-jake-fisher-too-soon/

RETURNERS (PICK one from each Category)
 
PUNT RETURNER
 
MIKE MARTIN (PR)

Franchise Record Punt Return yards (Career)
Averaged 9.9 YPR (Career)
 
BRANDON TATE (PR)

Franchise Record Punt Return Yards (Season)
Averaged 9.8 YPR (Career)
 
ADAM JONES (PR)

Franchise Record YPR Career (Minimum 60 returns)
Averaged 11.4 YPR (Career)
 
KICK RETURNER
 
TREMAIN MACK (KR)

Franchise Record Kick Return Yards/TDs (Career)
Averaged 24.5 YPR (Career)

TAB PERRY (KR)

Franchise Record Kick Return Yards (Season)
Averaged 23.7 YPR (Career)
 
BERNARD SCOTT (PR)

Franchise Record YPR Season (Minimum 15 returns)
Averaged 24.5 YPR (Career)

Some really cool stuff here. It is the stuff that was replaced by new furniture this year

http://www.hamiltoncountyohioauction.com/app/surplus/vPubSubCatList.asp?Sc=596&t=3&n=23&suid=6F83729F258E49A9A312A0C60C18D8F9

http://forum.go-bengals.com/index.php?/topic/76202-ranking-the-top-20-coordinators-across-the-nfl-who-is-no-1/

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Bucky Brooks

Here is my countdown of the top 20 coordinators in the NFL, with a little bonus ranking of the top three head-coaching candidates for the next hiring cycle:

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20) Kris Richard, defensive coordinator, Seattle Seahawks:

19) Tom Clements, associate head coach/offense, Green Bay Packers:

18) Kyle Shanahan, offensive coordinator, Atlanta Falcons:

17) Pep Hamilton, offensive coordinator, Indianapolis Colts:

16) Dirk Koetter, offensive coordinator, Tampa Bay Buccaneers:

15) Greg Roman, offensive coordinator, Buffalo Bills:

14) Gregg Williams, defensive coordinator, St. Louis Rams:

13) Dennis Thurman, defensive coordinator, Buffalo Bills:

12) Dean Pees, defensive coordinator, Baltimore Ravens:

11) Scott Linehan, offensive coordinator, Dallas Cowboys:

10) Wade Phillips, defensive coordinator, Denver Broncos:

9) Sean McDermott, defensive coordinator, Carolina Panthers:

8) Teryl Austin, defensive coordinator, Detroit Lions:

7) Hue Jackson, offensive coordinator, Cincinnati Bengals: It's a shame Jackson's swagger leads some observers to overlook his offensive ingenuity, but defensive coordinators around the NFL certainly respect the schemes and concepts he brings to the table each week. Jackson persistently challenges the discipline of defenders while putting his top players in position to make plays. Sounds simple, but few can rival Jackson's chess skills.

6) Romeo Crennel, defensive coordinator, Houston Texans:

5) Todd Haley, offensive coordinator, Pittsburgh Steelers:

4) Vic Fangio, defensive coordinator, Chicago Bears:

3) Norv Turner, offensive coordinator, Minnesota Vikings:

2) Rod Marinelli, defensive coordinator, Dallas Cowboys:

1) Josh McDaniels, offensive coordinator, New England Patriots:

Top three head-coaching candidates

Who will garner attention in next offseason's hiring cycle? Well, obviously, that'll depend on how things play out in the 2015 campaign. But as of right now, these three guys stand out among current coordinators:

1) Teryl Austin, defensive coordinator, Detroit Lions
2) Josh McDaniels, offensive coordinator, New England Patriots
3) Hue Jackson, offensive coordinator, Cincinnati Bengals

A thread that asks a question and gets an answer with why he thinks so (and another question) with the next poster.

example:

How many red zone TDs will the Bengals score in 2015?

Next poster: 34 because Eifert and Jones and Hill will be the difference. The Bengals scored 40 total TDs last season.


How many passing TD's will Dalton throw?

I use to go to Bengals.com multiple times during the day. Now I go maybe once a week.

Does anyone know why they still have a link for message boards

The traffic on that web page must have dropped substantially.

I wonder if they will ever bring it back.

I went there to read the posts by folks who are now here and the mods and not so much to read Hobson

Coley Harvey's mailbag 6/27/15

Welcome back to another installment of the Cincinnati Bengals mailbag.

This weekend, we'll explore a variety of Bengals-related topics raised by readers like you, but the general theme of the mailbags revolves around how good can the Bengals actually be in 2015? Let's delve into that with our first question:

@ColeyHarvey If they can stay relatively healthy, does this years offense have a chance to be better, overall, than the 2013 version?

— BengalsMessageBoard (@TheBengalsBoard) June 26, 2015

@ColeyHarvey. To the folks at the new Bengals Message Board, thanks for the question. First, I must say, the "if" is a big qualifier. Obviously, every team comes into each new season believing "if" it can stay healthy it has a chance to truly be great. In Cincinnati's case, I really do believe that some measure of greatness can be achieved assuming at least near-complete health this season.

Injuries derailed many of the Bengals' hopes in 2014, with receivers A.J. Green and Marvin Jones, tight ends Tyler Eifert and Jermaine Gresham, offensive linemen Andre Smith and Kevin Zeitler, and running back Giovani Bernard missing significant chunks of the season. Had the Bengals been able to get a couple games back where those players weren't injured, they might have won an extra regular-season game, and perhaps they would have had a better shot in the playoff game at Indianapolis. Because of the qualifier "if," it's hard to guess about the unknown. But here's the thing: On paper, the Bengals are poised to be every bit as good as the 2013 team. That year's offense ranked 10th. Last year's was 15th. The Bengals certainly will be more improved this season.

For starters, it's Year 2 under offensive coordinator Hue Jackson. They also expect to have weapons in the passing game they didn't have, and they better understand how to rotate running backs Jeremy Hill and Bernard. What the Bengals' offense didn't have in 2013 was a true bell-cow rusher. Hill will be that. Where the 2013 and 2015 offenses will differ is in the way that they play. Two years ago, Cincinnati had a pass-heavy system that put a lot of pressure on quarterback Andy Dalton's shoulders. This season, the Bengals will use Hill and Bernard to pace the offense.

I thought these were a really interesting watch and worth a share. It seems like the current receiving group has a lot of respect and he has a lot of useful advice to share.

He can't seem to believe what Eifert is able to do. Fingers crossed for him this year.

http://www.bengals.com/media-lounge/videos/Coach-Cam-Houshmandzadeh/68dd43c2-982e-42c7-a804-505b6353d7fe

http://www.bengals.com/media-lounge/videos/Coach_Cam_Houshmandzadeh_on_Eifert/6bcdcae3-1036-432f-8eb9-fd19460c6dd4

Say you're the Bengals new GM and Mike Brown comes and tells you that you have to get a QB and a #1 WR for around $28,000,000 average salary. You have the option of standing pat by giving AJ Green $12,000,000 a year on a new deal and keeping Dalton at $16,000,000 or signing Russell Wilson for $22,000,000 and a guy like Brian Quick for the remaining $6,000,000. What would you do?

We spend lots of time arguing about what changes the Bengals should make to the roster and coaching staff, but what would you guys like to see them change regarding their schemes.

I know that a lot of people want to see us blitz more on defense, but that is not a big deal to me. A 4-3 team needs to get pressure from the front four without blitzing. Plus, even though we had problems getting pressure on the QB last year dropping 7 into coverage worked well enough to make our pass defense the only elite part of our team.

What I would like to see is the offense throw the ball to our TEs down the field more. We have drafted some good receiving TEs, but we rarely see them throw the ball more than 5 or 10 yards downfield to our TEs.