(11-27-2023, 12:28 AM)bfine32 Wrote: Any coaching staff that has taken a team to 2-straight conference title games is not terrible.

Joe Burrow is good, very good, but let's keep it rational. Is he THAT much better than Justin Herbert, Tua, or Sunshine? None of which have sniffed a title game.

To say our staff is terrible and to say our staff is great, both hold the same merit.

(11-27-2023, 10:54 AM)Synric Wrote: Taylor and Callahan just needs to do a better job of getting the ball into the hands of the YAC guys on the roster. Damn I forgot Chase is the only YAC guy they have...

(11-27-2023, 10:54 AM)Synric Wrote: Taylor and Callahan just needs to do a better job of getting the ball into the hands of the YAC guys on the roster. Damn I forgot Chase is the only YAC guy they have...

(11-27-2023, 12:40 AM)casear2727 Wrote: LOL, this is hilarious.  We dont fire coaches that win zero playoff games, EVER.  Much less ones with the success Taylor has had.

Taylor has absolutely no heat from the organization or the media.   ZERO HEAT.   He does not need Callahan fired.

Burrow is hurt, he is an easy excuse for everyone.

You are out of your mind with this thinking.  Even though you may be correct in much of the context, understanding how the Bengals works is what is.

(11-27-2023, 10:57 AM)WeezyBengal Wrote: I think aspects of it are good, aspects of it are bad. 

Why did we make our run in the playoffs? Was it because of Burrow, good offense, good defense? A little bit of luck? I'd say it was mostly because of the defense and some luck at times. The offense was not great, although they were limited (like usual) with a poor offensive line. 

I think you can get more out of this offense and make life a little bit better on Burrow. I think the current scheme leaves Burrow hanging out to dry at times. I am all for bringing in someone else to innovate and bring some fresh ideas. I look at what the Texans did to us and how the moved the pocket and made life easy on Stroud...we shouldn't be above that just because we have Burrow. 

(11-26-2023, 07:36 PM)WestieInDelhi Wrote: Browning played fine, not great but definitely not bad. This loss was directly a result of coaching and the D.

(11-27-2023, 12:43 PM)Garrus Wrote: Zac isn't going anywhere. The best course of action they can take is to fire Pollack and bring in a capable OL coach. Then we need to hope they can fix LG and find a new RT this offseason. That will be difficult as it seems now the defense needs attention as well. Crazy how quickly roster holes develop in the NFL.

(11-27-2023, 11:52 AM)bfine32 Wrote: My biggest issue with the Coaching Staff is there was no experience when it was formed. Zac had never been an HC, Lou had never been a DC,, and Callahan had never been a OC. They learned on the job and it started out rough. 

My complaint here is that we've been successful in spite of our coaching staff. The first 2 years under Zac made up their minds and no amount of winning will change it. Every blue moon someone will post an "eating crow" post/thread, but are VERY quick to take that crow off the plate. 

Can our coaching staff be improved? Yes. Is it terrible? No

(11-27-2023, 11:52 AM)bfine32 Wrote: My biggest issue with the Coaching Staff is there was no experience when it was formed. Zac had never been an HC, Lou had never been a DC,, and Callahan had never been a OC. They learned on the job and it started out rough. 

My complaint here is that we've been successful in spite of our coaching staff. The first 2 years under Zac made up their minds and no amount of winning will change it. Every blue moon someone will post an "eating crow" post/thread, but are VERY quick to take that crow off the plate. 

Can our coaching staff be improved? Yes. Is it terrible? No

(11-27-2023, 01:34 PM)Brownshoe Wrote: We need a new OC too. I was praying that BC would leave this last off-season, but nope. I don't even think there were many teams seriously looking at him for a HC position 

(11-26-2023, 07:05 PM)BengalsLUFC Wrote: Zac and Lou are bulletproof.

Boring Brian and Fat Frank I think will be gonners at end of the season 

(12-05-2023, 09:32 PM)HarleyDog Wrote: I would be happy if Frank was gone. Who they bring in will be the question. I would be extremely happy with Zac Kromer coming to Cincinnati.

(12-05-2023, 10:04 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: I don't know of Kromer, what is his resume' Harley? 

As you know I like Sherrone Moore OL coach of Michigan who took over head coaching duties when Jim Harbaugh was suspended.

Quote:Zak Kromer enters his eighth NFL season and seventh with the Los Angeles Rams. He will serve as the assistant offensive line coach after spending the last two seasons as an offensive assistant.


During his first five seasons with the Rams from 2017-2021, Kromer primarily worked with an offensive line that anchored one of the most productive offenses in the NFL during that span.

In 2022, Kromer worked closely with the tight ends and helped Tyler Higbee sustain his productivity in McVay's offense. In Week 16 against the Broncos, Higbee eclipsed 3,000 career receiving yards and became the Rams' all-time leader in touchdowns for tight ends (20). Higbee is currently the Rams' all-time leader in receptions (306), receiving yards (3,107) and touchdowns for tight ends. Under the guidance of Kromer, he tallied a career-best 72 catches for 620 yards and three touchdowns during the 2022 season. His 620 receiving yards were the second-most of his career. Additionally, his 404 yards after catch was a career-high, the fourth best amongst tight ends, and the 28th highest YAC total in the NFL last season.

Kromer also continues to develop young Tight End Brycen Hopkins, who set career-highs in catches (7) and receiving yards (109) last season.

In his fourth season in L.A. in 2020, Kromer helped a rushing attack that finished 10th in the league, averaging 126.1 rush yards per game. The team was led by rookie RB Cam Akers, who tallied a team-best 625 yards on the ground. Akers recorded a 61-yard rush against the 49ers in a Week 11 contest, which marked the longest rush of the McVay era.
In 2019, with the help of Kromer's adjustments throughout the season due to injury along the offensive front, the offensive line did not allow a sack in a franchise-best six games, while also allowing the fewest sacks in the league (22).
Kromer spent the 2016 season with the Buffalo Bills as an entrylevel coaching assistant.

Prior to the Bills, he spent four seasons at the University of Oklahoma as a student assistant for the football program.
Kromer earned a bachelor of arts degree in communications.

He is the son of the longtime NFL offensive line coach Aaron Kromer, who has 19 seasons of NFL experience.
Kromer and his wife, Emily, got married in June 2018 and they have a son, Beckham.

(12-05-2023, 10:07 PM)HarleyDog Wrote: Kromer is the assistant OL coach of the Rams. Here's his bio.

(12-05-2023, 10:18 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: Not bad, plus he has ties to Zac. Thanks Harley.

I also like the OL coach of Oklahoma for us if he is interested in being an NFL OL coach. The development of the young OL under
Pollack has not been up to par in my opinion and overall the proven vets have not played as good under him as they did elsewhere.

Need a change here and to add some more players at RT and LG for depth and insurance in case Volson isn't the answer.

(12-05-2023, 10:39 PM)Soonerpeace Wrote: They need the main assistant to be a schemer and the assistant ol’ coach a technician

(12-05-2023, 10:48 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: Would be nice, the scheme and technique has been poor under Pollack.

Do you think your OL coach would want to coach OL in the NFL Sooner?

(12-05-2023, 11:05 PM)Soonerpeace Wrote: He’s getting real tired of NIL & recruiting. But his wife is from NE Okla. He’s got a lot of kids and is pretty settled in. He’s got another first rounder this year as Tyler Guyton is #17 on Kipers board. He’s making 800k and that spends well in Norman. Venables is building a powerhouse but he’s doing it slow and right. Probably not a time to leave.