(02-14-2023, 04:46 PM)Ell Prez Wrote: I feel bad for Lou. With only 2-4 openings/year, and a pool of candidates, it’s hard to finally get a HC job. Everyone says he’s better off here than in a bad situation- I disagree. Strike while the iron is hot. He’s been a coach Joe long, and he just now got an interview? He’s coming off 2 great years. His window for HC could be closing. All it takes is to have a bad year defensively (we are gonna lose a bunch of D players) and he could be long forgotten.

Lou has a lot working against him, though.

1. His age. He turns 57 in August and a lot of teams prefer going with younger candidates who can be around for a long time.

2. While he does have a long resume, it's not a very good resume outside of the last 2 seasons. He was usually a position coach, and his secondaries performed poorly. 

He was pretty bad as an interim DC in Miami. He was bad his first 2 years in Cincy, although we now attribute that to him not having players.

3. Fan perception. When your average fan thinks of the Bengals, they think of Joe Burrow and the offense. Selling the fans on the Bengals' 57 year old defensive coordinator might not be the most thrilling idea.

(02-14-2023, 05:04 PM)casear2727 Wrote: It is rumored Gannon can get EB to leave KC.

Better that than Pritchar

I remember the hype when Zimmer and Gruden ended up not getting selected.
However, they ended up departing just a year or two after that.
So eventually Lou (and probably Callahan) will depart for a HC job and they'll need to figure out successor(s).

(02-14-2023, 04:47 PM)Fan_in_Kettering Wrote: I’ll buy Lou Anarumo dinner at Mamma Di Salvo in Kettering any time he wants!

That's my Valentine's Day place!! Great Italian food.

Best offseason news yet!!!

(02-14-2023, 04:41 PM)Synric Wrote: Just makes the eventual exodus worse. 

I was excited, sir. 

(02-14-2023, 05:25 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: Lou has a lot working against him, though.

1. His age. He turns 57 in August and a lot of teams prefer going with younger candidates who can be around for a long time.

2. While he does have a long resume, it's not a very good resume outside of the last 2 seasons. He was usually a position coach, and his secondaries performed poorly. 

He was pretty bad as an interim DC in Miami. He was bad his first 2 years in Cincy, although we now attribute that to him not having players.

3. Fan perception. When your average fan thinks of the Bengals, they think of Joe Burrow and the offense. Selling the fans on the Bengals' 57 year old defensive coordinator might not be the most thrilling idea.

Everyone keeps acting like 57 is ancient. It's not that old. 

Sorry Lou, you deserved it but that is the way of today's NFL they do not want to reward the older guys that put in work they hire the new shiny toys. I cannot say I am sad at the outcome though.

(02-14-2023, 06:13 PM)Sled21 Wrote: Everyone keeps acting like 57 is ancient. It's not that old. 

It’s literally just a media narrative that some people here have ran with

If a man is qualified at age 60, he’ll get a head coaching gig

(02-14-2023, 06:13 PM)Sled21 Wrote: Everyone keeps acting like 57 is ancient. It's not that old. 

I turned 30 recently and panicked a little when I figured out that 38 is middle aged, statistically speaking. In reality, I agree that 57 isn't that old and Lou seems like he takes care of himself. Just feels like the league has shifted to the new "meta" of young head coaches. Not sure how big of a deal it actually is. 

(02-14-2023, 06:13 PM)Sled21 Wrote: Everyone keeps acting like 57 is ancient. It's not that old. 

It's not that old overall, but it is fairly old for a first time head coach.

Since 2001, there have only been 10 first time head coaches over the age of 55.

• Vic Fangio (61)
• Bruce Arians (61)
• Mike Zimmer (58)
• Romeo Crennel (58)
• Rod Marinelli (57)
• Steve Spurrier (57)
• Marc Trestman (57)
• Dirk Koetter (57)
• Frank Reich (56)
• Jim Zorn (55)
  

https://in-thinair.com/2019/01/21/age-of-first-time-head-coaches/

Not a whole lot of head coaching success on that list either, to be honest.

A lot of the most recent coaching hires have been men in their late 30s, early 40s

• Robert Saleh, New York Jets
  43 | Jan. 31, 1979
• Matt LaFleur, Green Bay Packers
  43 | Nov. 3, 1979
• Kyle Shanahan, San Francisco 49ers
  42 | Dec. 14, 1979
• Nick Sirianni, Philadelphia Eagles
  41 | June 15, 1981
• Kevin Stefanski, Cleveland Browns
  40 | May 8, 1982
• Arthur Smith, Atlanta Falcons
  40 | May 27, 1982
• Brandon Staley, Los Angeles Chargers
  39 | Dec. 10, 1982
• Johnathan Gannon, Arizona Cardinals
  40 | January 4, 1983
• Zac Taylor, Cincinnati Bengals
  39 | May 10, 1983
• Mike McDaniel, Miami Dolphins
  39 | March 6, 1983
• DeMeco Ryan, Houston Texans
  38 | July 28, 1984
• Shane Steichen, Indianapolis Colts
  37 | May 11, 1985
• Kevin O’Connell, Minnesota Vikings
  37 | May 25, 1985
• Sean McVay, Los Angeles Rams
  36 | Jan. 24, 1986
  https://www.profootballnetwork.com/nfl-head-coaches-by-age/

It's just the way the league is trending.

(02-14-2023, 06:13 PM)Sled21 Wrote: Everyone keeps acting like 57 is ancient. It's not that old. 

(02-14-2023, 06:18 PM)Frank Booth Wrote: It’s literally just a media narrative that some people here have ran with

If a man is qualified at age 60, he’ll get a head coaching gig

IF Lou gets a HC gig next year he'll be 58 when the season starts. Only 3 coaches since 2001 have been as old or older than that when hired as a first-time HC.

If he doesn't get one until the following year, then there's only been 1.

He's definately old when talking about 1st time HC and it's more than just a media narrative some here have ran with. 

(02-14-2023, 06:44 PM)Crazyjdawg Wrote: It's not that old overall, but it is fairly old for a first time head coach.

Since 2001, there have only been 10 first time head coaches over the age of 55.

• Vic Fangio (61)
• Bruce Arians (61)
• Mike Zimmer (58)
• Romeo Crennel (58)
• Rod Marinelli (57)
• Steve Spurrier (57)
• Marc Trestman (57)
• Dirk Koetter (57)
• Frank Reich (56)
• Jim Zorn (55)
  

https://in-thinair.com/2019/01/21/age-of-first-time-head-coaches/

Not a whole lot of head coaching success on that list either, to be honest.

A lot of the most recent coaching hires have been men in their late 30s, early 40s

• Robert Saleh, New York Jets
  43 | Jan. 31, 1979
• Matt LaFleur, Green Bay Packers
  43 | Nov. 3, 1979
• Kyle Shanahan, San Francisco 49ers
  42 | Dec. 14, 1979
• Nick Sirianni, Philadelphia Eagles
  41 | June 15, 1981
• Kevin Stefanski, Cleveland Browns
  40 | May 8, 1982
• Arthur Smith, Atlanta Falcons
  40 | May 27, 1982
• Brandon Staley, Los Angeles Chargers
  39 | Dec. 10, 1982
• Johnathan Gannon, Arizona Cardinals
  40 | January 4, 1983
• Zac Taylor, Cincinnati Bengals
  39 | May 10, 1983
• Mike McDaniel, Miami Dolphins
  39 | March 6, 1983
• DeMeco Ryan, Houston Texans
  38 | July 28, 1984
• Shane Steichen, Indianapolis Colts
  37 | May 11, 1985
• Kevin O’Connell, Minnesota Vikings
  37 | May 25, 1985
• Sean McVay, Los Angeles Rams
  36 | Jan. 24, 1986
  https://www.profootballnetwork.com/nfl-head-coaches-by-age/
  

It's just the way the league is trending.

media narrative

(02-14-2023, 05:25 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: Lou has a lot working against him, though.

1. His age. He turns 57 in August and a lot of teams prefer going with younger candidates who can be around for a long time.

2. While he does have a long resume, it's not a very good resume outside of the last 2 seasons. He was usually a position coach, and his secondaries performed poorly. 

He was pretty bad as an interim DC in Miami. He was bad his first 2 years in Cincy, although we now attribute that to him not having players.

3. Fan perception. When your average fan thinks of the Bengals, they think of Joe Burrow and the offense. Selling the fans on the Bengals' 57 year old defensive coordinator might not be the most thrilling idea.

Good post. It’s amazing that the interim staff at Miami had Zac as OC, Dan Campbell as HC, and Lou as DC. I’d expect Lou made more demands than Gannon. I know Callahan did. Callahan and Kliff go way back. He interviewed and signs point to he wasn’t interested. I’d expect even Lou knew the intricacies and dynamics as well. But they want to know your staff. It will be interesting to see Gannon’s. In the end Arizona went young with Kliff they likely were leaning young.

How crappy of an interviewee must Eric Beienmy be?

(02-14-2023, 06:56 PM)bfine32 Wrote: How crappy of an interviewee must Eric Beienmy be?

I would imagine ( don’t know) he just doesn’t come across as very intelligent. If you look at Mike McDaniel he wreaks of intelligence. McVay? Brandon Staley? Kevin McConnell? Sirianni? These young new coaches seem pretty intelligent.

(02-14-2023, 06:56 PM)bfine32 Wrote: How crappy of an interviewee must Eric Beienmy be?

Rape allegations + everyone knows Reid controls the offense

(02-14-2023, 06:13 PM)Sled21 Wrote: Everyone keeps acting like 57 is ancient. It's not that old. 

That's good to hear. I'll find out in about 5 weeks. 

(02-14-2023, 07:02 PM)Soonerpeace Wrote: I would imagine ( don’t know) he just doesn’t come across as very intelligent. If you look at Mike McDaniel he wreaks of intelligence. McVay? Brandon Staley? Kevin McConnell? Sirianni? These young new coaches seem pretty intelligent.

What makes these other coaches seem intelligent to you but not Bienemy? 

(02-14-2023, 06:13 PM)Sled21 Wrote: Everyone keeps acting like 57 is ancient. It's not that old. 

With another hiring cycle in the books, this stat remains true: Sean McVay is now entering his seventh year as #Rams HC and he's still the youngest HC in the league.

— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) February 14, 2023