(8 hours ago)Rubekahn29 Wrote: Stopping Mahomes and Josh are cool, but you need to be able to stop the Russell Wilsons, Cooper Rushes, Andy Daltons, Jacoby Brissetts, and Mike Whites of the world first .

This is exactly right. Can’t stop mahomes or Allen if you don’t make the playoffs….

Former Green Bay and Bengals DT Mike Daniels jumped in about half way through the Wincinnati Podcast. Great insight to both Al Golden and Jerry Montgomery. 

https://www.youtube.com/live/73sXPFI0UxI?si=5f903z8IPfagvHrC

Not sure what to think of this pickup.

Lazy hire?
Brilliant?

We won’t know for another year.

(Yesterday, 11:11 AM)Nepa Wrote: Well, Mahomes seemed to be the one QB that Lou completely befuddled, certainly in the 2nd half of the KC games. 

he was probably befuddled he's being rushed only 3 especially with a DL that had very few sacks outside Trey.

(7 hours ago)Bengalstripes9 Wrote: Not sure what to think of this pickup.

Lazy hire?
Brilliant?

We won’t know for another year.

Same here, but I'd lean toward compatible not lazy.  As we've seen mentioned, he's a smooth transition system wise yet will change things up from any predictable bend but don't break tendencies.  Firing Lou sends an accountability message (how serious who knows) and Zac is now totally accountable for this hire. He's also seen some of this draft class first hand which may help with the draft.  My biggest take is they talk about what he did with a lot of 3 star types, that speaks volumes to developing young talent...one of our biggest issues specifically on defense.  

(7 hours ago)phil413 Wrote: Same here, but I'd lean toward compatible not lazy.  As we've seen mentioned, he's a smooth transition system wise yet will change things up from any predictable bend but don't break tendencies.  Firing Lou sends an accountability message (how serious who knows) and Zac is now totally accountable for this hire. He's also seen some of this draft class first hand which may help with the draft.  My biggest take is they talk about what he did with a lot of 3 star types, that speaks volumes to developing young talent...one of our biggest issues specifically on defense.  

It could be a great hire I really don’t know.

It’d be nice to have a management team that just went for the most respected and most talented coaches out there first and then work down from there.

I actually liked Lou but he lost a lot of talent.
What did him in is not drafting well.

(7 hours ago)phil413 Wrote: and Zac is now totally accountable for this hire.

Was he not totally accountable for the previous hire? Zac and Lou were together for 4 years in Miami, he was clearly a Zac choice.

(7 hours ago)Bengalstripes9 Wrote: Not sure what to think of this pickup.

Lazy hire?
Brilliant?

We won’t know for another year.

How is it a lazy hire??

(8 hours ago)Rubekahn29 Wrote: Stopping Mahomes and Josh are cool, but you need to be able to stop the Russell Wilsons, Cooper Rushes, Andy Daltons, Jacoby Brissetts, and Mike Whites of the world first .

For sure. Need to just be an overall better Defense that tackles well and doesn't allow all those explosive plays. Getting embarrassed by the 
worst QB's sure seemed to be a thing under Lou which was weird with how he did so well against 2 of the best.

(7 hours ago)pally Wrote: officially official

Our guy.

Al Golden has been hired as our Defensive Coordinator. Read more → https://t.co/OXjiN9DHxW pic.twitter.com/4ibK1kmQRh

— Cincinnati Bengals (@Bengals) January 23, 2025

"We're on the clock. Time to get to work." - @CoachAlGolden

More on Golden → https://t.co/vAVoWn7KQJ pic.twitter.com/BcyHtr3q0K

— Cincinnati Bengals (@Bengals) January 23, 2025

  

Cool, I am happy with the hire. Eberflus was my favorite but evidently he wasn't a fit.

I hope he works out. I do think he will be a very solid hire for improving the draft though. He has first hand insight into the talent out there offense and defense that might have been missing for a while, maybe? Well I hope so.

(6 hours ago)Millhouse Wrote: I hope he works out. I do think he will be a very solid hire for improving the draft though. He has first hand insight into the talent out there offense and defense that might have been missing for a while, maybe? Well I hope so.

Probably our best scout.

(01-22-2025, 09:20 PM)Clark W Griswold Wrote: And the argument I would have is that scheme only gets you so far. That Ohio St team was friggin loaded with players who are NFL ready. Both RBs and WR2 will be good NFL players. And their WR1 is a 19 year old who could burn a lot of NFL DBs right now.

They also did much better in the second half for what it’s worth.

I don’t know how it will work out for him as DC but you can’t judge him on just that game. I don’t think any scheme could over come that talent gap.

They didn’t do better, OSU tried to run out the clock for 1 1/2 quarters which almost bit them in the ass.

(4 hours ago)michaelsean Wrote: Probably our best scout.

Yeah not sayin much is it lol

(7 hours ago)Synric Wrote: Former Green Bay and Bengals DT Mike Daniels jumped in about half way through the Wincinnati Podcast. Great insight to both Al Golden and Jerry Montgomery. 

https://www.youtube.com/live/73sXPFI0UxI?si=5f903z8IPfagvHrC

Zac telling Mike Daniels not to practice so hard is kind of frustrating. I hope he’s FINALLY learned his lesson.

(4 hours ago)michaelsean Wrote: They didn’t do better, OSU tried to run out the clock for 1 1/2 quarters which almost bit them in the ass.

Taking the foot off of the gas out of respect to a worthy opponent rarely results in the dominating team losing.