(01-09-2019, 03:30 PM)Wyche Wrote: My closest team would be the Titans.....but I think I would just take the team that has been my "side *****" since the early 90s, the Saints.

saints are the other team I actually root for.

They had a long bad history like the bengals then got better... So they inspire hope.

(01-09-2019, 03:16 PM)psychdoctor Wrote: I can see the argument for Joseph but absolutely not for Hue. Simmons is nothing special but has respect from players and I do not see any quality in Lazor that screams "head coach". I will be pissed if Katie et al. hires internal candidate. I have a lot of respect for Katie (I know some don't but I most certainly do). But I would question her judgment if she hires any of the internal candidate.

Joseph was a "hot" candidate before he was hired by Denver. I understand that the team is looking for a young innovative offensive coach so my thinking is this rules out Joseph as head coach but he could be DC candidate.

No journalist or even Lapham knows who is favored. It is against the law and/or organizational policy to reveal such because according to human resources for most organizations, the Bengals or corporation could be sued for discrimination and bias. These people are speculating and have no clue.

I hope my gut is correct and I think Katie et al. is going for a "hot" new coach and that would mean Monken, or Taylor or Waldron. I am not sure if Eric Bienienmy would fit this category but I think Eric could very well be the next Bengal coach. In speculation i say this because Eric is very blunt and truthful which gains respect from players. He holds players accountable and tells them how it is. He is the antithesis of Marvin Lewis.

If the Bengals were going internal, they would have announced it by today it seems, even if they are still interviewing new coaching positioning openings.

Also keep in mind the team doesn't have to announce everyone they are interviewing. The next Bengal head coach may not even be on he radar at this point. Unlikely but possibly.

You are thinking the same way as me on this one Psych, nice post.

(01-09-2019, 03:35 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: You are thinking the same way as me on this one Psych, nice post.

But the bad news is the team IS announcing today!   Crap.  Shit.....

(01-09-2019, 03:32 PM)XenoMorph Wrote: saints are the other team I actually root for.

They had a long bad history like the bengals then got better... So they inspire hope.

Exactly.  I started rooting for them in the early 90s when Mora was there.  I hated the 9ers then almost as bad as Shitsburgh.  I always wanted to see them dethrone SF in the NFC West.  For a stretch there, they had a team capable of it.

(01-09-2019, 03:39 PM)psychdoctor Wrote: But the bad news is the team IS announcing today!   Crap.  Shit.....

I haven't seen anything that says they are announcing today?

(01-09-2019, 03:39 PM)psychdoctor Wrote: But the bad news is the team IS announcing today!   Crap.  Shit.....

Nah, Dehner just says soon. Calm down brother, it will be an outside hire.

The worst it could be is Vance and i doubt it will be him, he may be the next DC though.

My bet right now is on either Beinemy, Taylor or Monken. Monken i know is in Jacksonville but we will see how that goes.

But, but, but what if they hire the old retreads and we win the super bowl? Then what? Just for the record I'm not predicting that to happen, but it is theoretically possible.

(01-09-2019, 04:05 PM)grampahol Wrote: But, but, but what if they hire the old retreads and we win the super bowl? Then what? Just for the record I'm not predicting that to happen, but it is theoretically possible.

I usually say anything is possible but not on that one....

Great article by Paul Dehner a couple years ago on the Brown family.

https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/nfl/bengals/2017/07/30/brown-family-retains-old-school-code-cincinnati-bengals-new-school-nfl/510524001/

(01-09-2019, 03:00 PM)ochocincos Wrote: Definitely could lol. But I'd be curious to see what NFL team Cincinnatians would gravitate to if the Bengals left...would they stay with the Bengals if they relocated elsewhere? Would they become Colts, Browns, or even Titans fans?

Never lived in Cincinnati, but loved them since 1974. If they packed up and left, I think I would just find something else to do on Sunday. Seriously, this isn't the game I grew up with. It's entertainment now, almost to the point of knowing the ending before it happens. 

(01-09-2019, 06:10 PM)sandwedge Wrote: Never lived in Cincinnati, but loved them since 1974. If they packed up and left, I think I would just find something else to do on Sunday. Seriously, this isn't the game I grew up with. It's entertainment now, almost to the point of knowing the ending before it happens. 

I grew up playing hockey and video games. On Sundays, my dad would watch every Bengals game and I'd catch a glimpse every now and then. I knew how well or poor the Bengals were every year, but I didn't bother watching myself until college when Marvin came in.

Given how invested I am in fantasy football, I'd still be somewhat of a fan of the Bengals wherever they ended up, but I'd also probably gravitate toward the Titans now that I live there.

(01-09-2019, 03:00 PM)ochocincos Wrote: Definitely could lol. But I'd be curious to see what NFL team Cincinnatians would gravitate to if the Bengals left...would they stay with the Bengals if they relocated elsewhere? Would they become Colts, Browns, or even Titans fans?

The Broncos have been my second favorite team since "The Drive" in '86.  But honestly if this scenario happened, I'd probably completely lose interest in the NFL.  It's hard enough to be a fan of two teams when you no longer live in either team's market, but if the Bengals aren't the Bengals anymore, I'd really have no reason to care beyond being a very casual fan of the game overall.

(01-09-2019, 08:26 PM)Earendil Wrote: The Broncos have been my second favorite team since "The Drive" in '86.  But honestly if this scenario happened, I'd probably completely lose interest in the NFL.  It's hard enough to be a fan of two teams when you no longer live in either team's market, but if the Bengals aren't the Bengals anymore, I'd really have no reason to care beyond being a very casual fan of the game overall.

Especially if they changed their name to something like The Pelicans.  

(01-09-2019, 02:51 PM)BengalsBong Wrote: I think we will be impressed and excited about the new head coach OC and DC. As much as we was last year about PA being fired and bringing in Pollock and the new QB coach. The waiting game I think is due to trying to have all the pieces in place before they announce it.

I still have a gut feeling that Hue is going to be involved with the team in some essence.

Whether it's OC or some other positions coach/assistants title.

He might just be a fallback if others don't pan out.

I do not see them making Hue HC.

I’m from cincy

Family in Cincy

Go back all the time.

Go to games a few times every couple years

Watch and buy the ticket. Etc.

I can’t root for another team. If/when we move, I’ll just put 1000 bucks on a new team from each conference every year to win their respective conferences. Then I can have a team in both to pull for

I sorta already do that when we aren’t in it. This year i randomly put 200 on Dallas in week 11 to win it all. Pays 30:1

(01-09-2019, 06:10 PM)sandwedge Wrote: Never lived in Cincinnati, but loved them since 1974. If they packed up and left, I think I would just find something else to do on Sunday. Seriously, this isn't the game I grew up with. It's entertainment now, almost to the point of knowing the ending before it happens. 

Will always root for the Bengals but they would have to keep their awesome helmets. Still it wouldn't be the same if they moved anywhere else, the name Cincinnati Bengals just sounds good and it wouldn't sound right anywhere else.

Wouldn't be near as big of a fan if they moved.

(01-09-2019, 08:56 PM)BengalsRocker Wrote: Especially if they changed their name to something like The Pelicans.  

Yeah, there is the NBA for you, get rid of teams like the Hornets and Supersonics and go the route of the frickin' Pelicans.

(01-09-2019, 09:01 PM)BengalsRocker Wrote: I still have a gut feeling that Hue is going to be involved with the team in some essence.

Whether it's OC or some other positions coach/assistants title.

He might just be a fallback if others don't pan out.

I do not see them making Hue HC.

Hue was Marv's buddy, i don't see him being involved with the team unless the new HC wants him as OC.

(01-09-2019, 10:00 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: Hue was Marv's buddy, i don't see him being involved with the team unless the new HC wants him as OC.

How do we really know this?

Who is to say that Mike Brown & family don't have a relationship with Hue regardless of Marvin?

I'm just saying that Marvin was friends with Hue...  but can't he be friends/comrades with anyone else?  LOL

(01-09-2019, 11:03 PM)BengalsRocker Wrote: How do we really know this?

Who is to say that Mike Brown & family don't have a relationship with Hue regardless of Marvin?

I'm just saying that Marvin was friends with Hue...  but can't he be friends/comrades with anyone else?  LOL

Did you not watch Marvis last words. He inexplicably endorsed hue

You’re gonna be so happy no matter who they hire. Just go bury your head in the sand. Wake up in late August and talk about a Super Bowl

(01-09-2019, 09:05 PM)TrevBengal Wrote: I’m from cincy

Family in Cincy

Go back all the time.

Go to games a few times every couple years

Watch and buy the ticket. Etc.

I can’t root for another team. If/when we move, I’ll just put 1000 bucks on a new team from each conference every year to win their respective conferences. Then I can have a team in both to pull for

I sorta already do that when we aren’t in it. This year i randomly put 200 on Dallas in week 11 to win it all. Pays 30:1

That sounds like a better idea than better 200 bucks a casino.