(01-06-2025, 02:10 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Carman has played offensive snaps in just 1 game for the Dolphins this year and in that game he gave up a sack strip (and Dolphins articles have him as allowing another) and had two penalties. PFF has him at a 42.2 grade, 43.0 pass blocking/47.5 run blocking.

I am the furthest thing from a Volson defender, but I think Carman might just be a turd and quite possibly will be out of the NFL next year.


Step 1: Have a good enough of a defense that you can get INTO the playoffs. 

Lou couldn't get past that step either of the last two years to show off his playoff defense.

(01-06-2025, 02:15 PM)Luvnit2 Wrote: Is Marvin Lewis available?  

On a serious note, they fired the coaches responsible for us not making the playoffs the last 2 years. Our tacking was atrocious (coaching) and our OL forced JB to have to get rid of the ball quickly, but as important, our running game has sucked for a long time.

Those who throw in Zac are silly. How many games in 2024 did Zac and the offense put us in position to win to have the defense give us the lead or kicker missed a field goal.

Zac's offense puts up over 30 points and we lose how any games.

Zac is a good young head football coach and like Shannahan teams would love to have as their HC.

Those who spent the day whining and saying Bengals would do nothing sure look stupid today.

ZT with new OL and DC coaches gives us the best chance to get back to the Super Bowl quickly.

I believe if you hire a DC and make him also the assistant head coach you can poach a DC from another team. If so, my choice would be Glenn from the Lions.

(01-06-2025, 01:27 PM)Speedy Thomas Wrote: In the past, 5 straight to end the season would have been enough to bring back everyone.  So credit to the FO for not falling for that fool's gold.  It wasn't the dead cat bounce, but close enough, and in the past it would have been enough to maintain status quo.

Also, don't underestimate Burrow's influence on the front office.  I suspect that he is quietly accomplishing what Palmer tried and failed at publicly.

Now in defense of Lou, he was handed a bucket of crap at the start of the year.  No Reader, no Bates, washed up Hubbard.  Then season ending injuries at every level -- back end, LB's, DL.  Defensive improvement came from rookies and young players developing -- Jenkins, Jackson, Ossai, Newton, Battle all got better as the season went on, and they all got better together.  Lou and defensive coaches deserve credit for that.

Regardless, it was time to change the defensive staff.  Past time to dump Pollack.

(01-06-2025, 01:25 PM)Truck_1_0_1_ Wrote: Pratt is absolutely fine in his old role: LB2, 75-80% snaps a game.

When Logan went down, he played those extra 10-15 snaps (all in coverage, basically) and he was exposed for being slowish and/or out of position. Logan plays those snaps, we see less bad Pratt and better defense on the whole from our LBs.

And I would agree that the D would be better with all those guys (who's Hall? You mean Hill?)



The offense cooked with Zac! Why are people not acknowledging that we had a phenomenal year on offense? Because we don't call trick plays? Because we have a terrible oline so we can't do a lot of things that look flashy on-screen? If we had a 20th ranked offense, you are all correct, but FFS, the logic here is just out the window.


3-3 against the North this year, potentially could've been 6-0.

2-4 last year, 3-3 in '22, 4-2 in '21. Looks pretty damn normal and .500 to me.

One score games mean a ton of things, have as much to do with coaching as they do 50 thousand other things.

Terrible post after terrible post.

(01-06-2025, 02:25 PM)Brownshoe Wrote: Is Zac the HC or OC? I'm going to judge him on what he does with the whole team, not just the offense. He always brings the team into the season unprepared and in a hole. He never can do anything with the defense apparently. We spend more than almost everyone in the league on defensive players and apparently he's a bad evaluater for those players as well. Sure, he does well with a top 2 QB and the best reciever in the league with another #1 along side him. I have no doubt that any coach could have the offense firing with those players. Zac has underperformed and underwhelmed since he got here.

(01-06-2025, 02:28 PM)jfkbengals Wrote: This is the only part I disagree with.  He got hurt very early, and it was only about a month ago that they stated it was a whole lot worse than anyone let on about, but he chose to try and play through it instead of missing the entire season.  If he can get healthy during the offseason, I think he still has a lot of tread left.

(01-06-2025, 11:55 AM)Sled21 Wrote: I don't think that's an issue. A DC that really only has to field an above average defense to give this team 11 or 12 wins the way the offense plays, is a pretty good gig.

(01-06-2025, 01:52 PM)Soonerpeace Wrote: Well it’s ridiculously obvious the offense supports Zac and the Brown family. No way Zac survives without the support of Burrow and Karras and others. Brown talks to the players everyday. He’s there all day.

(01-06-2025, 02:37 PM)BrownAssClown Wrote: Nice to see some accountability come from the front office. They should also let it be known to Zac Taylor that another slow start next season and he gets shit-canned before mid season. The slow starts under Zac Taylor is killing our chances. It seems that some here think Taylor is safe? Why? He has a losing record and the team has missed the playoffs two straight years. This front office, with firing Anarumo, seems to be sending a message. They, as well as us, expect results. Look at the investment the franchise has in Burrow. They know he's a once in a generation talent. They are about to drop a mint on Chase, Hendrickson and quite possible Tee Higgins. Zac Taylor should be on the hottest of hot seats. This team has way too much talent to miss the playoffs two years in a row.

(01-06-2025, 02:28 PM)jfkbengals Wrote: This is the only part I disagree with.  He got hurt very early, and it was only about a month ago that they stated it was a whole lot worse than anyone let on about, but he chose to try and play through it instead of missing the entire season.  If he can get healthy during the offseason, I think he still has a lot of tread left.

(01-06-2025, 12:33 PM)Mickeypoo Wrote: Glad to see the FO doing something!!

(01-06-2025, 02:38 PM)M.W. Wrote: As much as I like Z. Taylor, I would like him fired as well. Every year his team comes out losing against weak opponents. We certainly need better play calling decisions and to stop putting absolutely everything on Burrow.

(01-06-2025, 02:44 PM)Isaac Curtis: The Real #85 Wrote: If we underschieve next year, Duke and ZT are gone, too. 

(01-06-2025, 02:38 PM)M.W. Wrote: As much as I like Z. Taylor, I would like him fired as well.  Every year his team comes out losing against weak opponents. We certainly need better play calling decisions and to stop putting absolutely everything on Burrow.

(01-06-2025, 02:42 PM)ERIC1 Wrote: We are passionate fans and we sometimes add color and make stories up to make something fit our narrative..You absolutely have no idea what mike brown does all day or the interactions he has with players...the changes that have taken place were not overnight decisions..they were the correct ones

(01-06-2025, 02:46 PM)ERIC1 Wrote: And you know this how..please share