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RE: Bengals fire Lou Anarumo, Frank Pollack, James Bettcher and Marion Hobby - reuben.ahmed - 01-06-2025
(01-06-2025, 11:52 AM)Sled21 Wrote: Difference is, I never said they did.
Sarcasm goes over your head lol.
RE: Bengals fire Lou Anarumo, Frank Pollack, James Bettcher and Marion Hobby - KillerGoose - 01-06-2025
I'm happy to see changes but there is something a little bittersweet about Lou being gone. It's not that I think he is a phenomenal coach or anything. It's more about the fact that he was the guy coaching the defenses that played a huge part in all of the joy I experienced when Cincinnati won their first playoff game, made it to the Super Bowl, and all of the other successful moments that Cincinnati has had recently. Kind of like a breaking up of the band, I suppose.
I wish them all well moving forward and quite excited to see who is brought in.
RE: Bengals fire Lou Anarumo, Frank Pollack, James Bettcher and Marion Hobby - Trademark - 01-06-2025
Can they fire Zac too ?
RE: Bengals fire Lou Anarumo, Frank Pollack, James Bettcher and Marion Hobby - Sled21 - 01-06-2025
(01-06-2025, 11:53 AM)CKwi88 Wrote: The real question is "is there a better option out there that will come to Cincinnati?"
Hopefully so.
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.
RE: Bengals fire Lou Anarumo, Frank Pollack, James Bettcher and Marion Hobby - Sled21 - 01-06-2025
Well, at least the Chief's will be happy.
RE: Bengals fire Lou Anarumo, Frank Pollack, James Bettcher and Marion Hobby - WeezyBengal - 01-06-2025
(01-06-2025, 11:55 AM)Trademark Wrote: Can they fire Zac too ?
If they miss the playoffs again next year you better believe they are firing Zac. Do or die time for him.
RE: Bengals fire Lou Anarumo, Frank Pollack, James Bettcher and Marion Hobby - reuben.ahmed - 01-06-2025
(01-06-2025, 11:54 AM)Sled21 Wrote: I guess we'll see. It could very well turn out to be a case of be careful what you ask for.
Bengals D looked like worst ever several games this year. Most of our losses are on the D. Coach takes the blame. Have a feeling Zac’s water is not as cold if he misses the playoffs next year.
RE: Bengals fire Lou Anarumo, Frank Pollack, James Bettcher and Marion Hobby - WeezyBengal - 01-06-2025
(01-06-2025, 11:54 AM)Sled21 Wrote: I guess we'll see. It could very well turn out to be a case of be careful what you ask for.
Cant get much worse.
RE: Bengals fire Lou Anarumo, Frank Pollack, James Bettcher and Marion Hobby - bfine32 - 01-06-2025
Those who spent all day yesterday whining about how we would do nothing look kinda silly.
RE: Bengals fire Lou Anarumo, Frank Pollack, James Bettcher and Marion Hobby - BigRed75 - 01-06-2025
(01-06-2025, 11:40 AM)BengalsLUFC Wrote: Shame it ended this way but I think the team stopped buying in to his ideas and it was time to move on.
Get Salah.
I'm an advocate to bring Al Golden back but I would fully support this move as well.
RE: Bengals fire Lou Anarumo, Frank Pollack, James Bettcher and Marion Hobby - Sled21 - 01-06-2025
(01-06-2025, 11:57 AM)WeezyBengal Wrote: Cant get much worse.
Oh yeah, it can. Hopefully it won't
RE: Bengals fire Lou Anarumo, Frank Pollack, James Bettcher and Marion Hobby - WeezyBengal - 01-06-2025
(01-06-2025, 11:59 AM)bfine32 Wrote: Those who spent all day yesterday whining about how we would do nothing look kinda silly.
This needs to be the off-season of "not ***** around" and its off to a good start.
RE: Bengals fire Lou Anarumo, Frank Pollack, James Bettcher and Marion Hobby - TheLeonardLeap - 01-06-2025
(01-06-2025, 11:54 AM)Sled21 Wrote: I guess we'll see. It could very well turn out to be a case of be careful what you ask for.
You think there's a better chance next year with a different DC that we have a scoring defense worse than 25th than better than 25th?
RE: Bengals fire Lou Anarumo, Frank Pollack, James Bettcher and Marion Hobby - Essex Johnson - 01-06-2025
Well maybe now we can actually develop our oline draft picks and have Free agents as a whole not get worse when they come here under Pollack... Lou is still a good DC , he has proved that but needed to move on, now we need to see get a veteran DC to replace him
RE: Bengals fire Lou Anarumo, Frank Pollack, James Bettcher and Marion Hobby - pally - 01-06-2025
Lou's failure was spending too much time trying to force his personnel into his scheme instead of adjusting his scheme to his personnel
RE: Bengals fire Lou Anarumo, Frank Pollack, James Bettcher and Marion Hobby - Clark W Griswold - 01-06-2025
This is more change and quicker than I expected. While I appreciate the success they had with Lou it was time for change. Same with the other guys. It also sends a message to all of the other players and coaches.
I just like seeing that the FO knows change is needed and that missing the playoffs is unacceptable with the talent they have at key positions. I give credit to Burrow because i believe he has raised the expectations of the entire franchise.
RE: Bengals fire Lou Anarumo, Frank Pollack, James Bettcher and Marion Hobby - Sled21 - 01-06-2025
(01-06-2025, 12:01 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: You think there's a better chance next year with a different DC that we have a scoring defense worse than 25th than better than 25th?
You're going to have a new DC come in with a new system that our players have to learn and fit into; while waiting for several years for that DC to get the type of players he wants and fit into his system. Yes, I think there is a good chance we could be worse. I hope not, but I also see the possibility. It happens all the time. The best thing to hope for is the team getting several of these players through Free Agency, but I do not see that happening with Tee, Chase and Hendrickson all up for huge contracts.
RE: Bengals fire Lou Anarumo, Frank Pollack, James Bettcher and Marion Hobby - Timanky12 - 01-06-2025
This article says it all about the Bengals, 1 score games and beating the AFC north
The case for firing Zac Taylor
Taylor is now 46–52–1 as a head coach in the NFL coming off a season in which he had an MVP-level player (Joe Burrow), a Triple Crown winner (Ja’Marr Chase) and a DPOTY performance (Trey Hendrickson).
Even worse, Taylor is 17-36 in one-score games. He’s just 13-23 against the AFC North.
Perhaps worst of all, he’s just 1-11 over the first two weeks of a season. The team started 1-4 this year. 1-3 last year. 0-2 in 2022. 1-1 in 2021, the win in overtime. 0-2-1 in 2020. Technically, 0-11 in 2019.
Taylor was a developmental coach when the Bengals hired him, which was fine. But the development hasn’t been there (a quarterback equivalent would have been benched long ago). The lack of readiness, in-game decisions and results just aren’t there
RE: Bengals fire Lou Anarumo, Frank Pollack, James Bettcher and Marion Hobby - Timanky12 - 01-06-2025
(01-06-2025, 12:04 PM)Sled21 Wrote: You're going to have a new DC come in with a new system that our players have to learn and fit into; while waiting for several years for that DC to get the type of players he wants and fit into his system. Yes, I think there is a good chance we could be worse. I hope not, but I also see the possibility. It happens all the time. The best thing to hope for is the team getting several of these players through Free Agency, but I do not see that happening with Tee, Chase and Hendrickson all up for huge contracts.
It’s not working, you had to make changes
RE: Bengals fire Lou Anarumo, Frank Pollack, James Bettcher and Marion Hobby - ERIC1 - 01-06-2025
(01-06-2025, 11:45 AM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Source? Not that I don't believe you, but I want to see it.
espn has them firing Lou..did not see anything about the others