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RE: New DC hired? - Bengalbug - 01-23-2025
(01-23-2025, 04:26 PM)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….
RE: New DC hired? - Synric - 01-23-2025
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
RE: New DC hired? - Bengalstripes9 - 01-23-2025
Not sure what to think of this pickup.
Lazy hire?
Brilliant?
We won’t know for another year.
RE: New DC hired? - reuben.ahmed - 01-23-2025
(01-23-2025, 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.
RE: New DC hired? - phil413 - 01-23-2025
(01-23-2025, 04:47 PM)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.
RE: New DC hired? - Bengalstripes9 - 01-23-2025
(01-23-2025, 04:59 PM)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.
RE: New DC hired? - TheLeonardLeap - 01-23-2025
(01-23-2025, 04:59 PM)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.
RE: New DC hired? - Essex Johnson - 01-23-2025
(01-23-2025, 04:47 PM)Bengalstripes9 Wrote: Not sure what to think of this pickup.How is it a lazy hire??
Lazy hire?
Brilliant?
We won’t know for another year.
RE: New DC hired? - Nate (formerly eliminate08) - 01-23-2025
(01-23-2025, 04:26 PM)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.
(01-23-2025, 04:34 PM)pally Wrote: officially official
Our guy.
— Cincinnati Bengals (@Bengals) January 23, 2025
Al Golden has been hired as our Defensive Coordinator. Read more → https://t.co/OXjiN9DHxW pic.twitter.com/4ibK1kmQRh
"We're on the clock. Time to get to work." - @CoachAlGolden
— Cincinnati Bengals (@Bengals) January 23, 2025
More on Golden → https://t.co/vAVoWn7KQJ pic.twitter.com/BcyHtr3q0K
Cool, I am happy with the hire. Eberflus was my favorite but evidently he wasn't a fit.
RE: New DC hired? - Millhouse - 01-23-2025
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.
RE: New DC hired? - michaelsean - 01-23-2025
(01-23-2025, 06:23 PM)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.
RE: New DC hired? - michaelsean - 01-23-2025
(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.
RE: New DC hired? - Millhouse - 01-23-2025
(01-23-2025, 07:55 PM)michaelsean Wrote: Probably our best scout.
Yeah not sayin much is it lol
RE: New DC hired? - Nicomo Cosca - 01-23-2025
(01-23-2025, 04:44 PM)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.
RE: New DC hired? - SunsetBengal - 01-23-2025
(01-23-2025, 07:58 PM)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.
RE: New DC hired? - Synric - 01-24-2025
There’s a sense that the #Jets will make a decision on who will be GM as soon as today — and the expectation is that it will be Darren Mougey or Trey Brown.
— Zack Rosenblatt (@ZackBlatt) January 24, 2025
Mougey and Brown both interviewed yesterday.
RE: New DC hired? - Bengalstripes9 - 01-24-2025
(01-23-2025, 05:42 PM)Essex Johnson Wrote: How is it a lazy hire??
I said it could be a lazy hire.
I also said it could be a brilliant hire.
I have no clue which extreme it favors.
RE: New DC hired? - Millhouse - 01-25-2025
(01-24-2025, 11:03 AM)Bengalstripes9 Wrote: I said it could be a lazy hire.
I also said it could be a brilliant hire.
I have no clue which extreme it favors.
I don't think it's a lazy hire as Golden earned his due to be an NFL dc, at least imo. He went from NFL linebackers coach to a college DC that was part of a historic run to a title game.
Now if he never left here as linebackers coach and got promoted to DC from within, then thats a lazy hire imo.
RE: New DC hired? - TecmoBengals - 01-25-2025
Golden's messaging would even excite me if he were the head coach.
RE: New DC hired? - Bengalstripes9 - 01-25-2025
(01-25-2025, 10:19 AM)Millhouse Wrote: I don't think it's a lazy hire as Golden earned his due to be an NFL dc, at least imo. He went from NFL linebackers coach to a college DC that was part of a historic run to a title game.
Now if he never left here as linebackers coach and got promoted to DC from within, then thats a lazy hire imo.
If his defense flops it will be regarded as a lazy hire.
If they improve and win it will be a brilliant hire.
There’s not a lot of grey with this one.
He either works or he doesn’t.
There have been a long line of coaches that said the right things, got along great, etc, but didn’t win. Let’s hope he’s not one of them.