Bengals and The AFC North

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(07-18-2021, 08:08 AM)Fan_in_Kettering Wrote: This is completely true.  Marvin Lewis took the Bengals from the laughingstock of the league to immediate respectability with his 27-21 record over his first three years plus a playoff appearance in his third season.  Yes, I know we needed to move on from Marvin after 2018 but in his early years in Cincinnati along with the impressive run from 2009-2015 Marvin was the best the Bengals had since Sam Wyche.  

While I want to be super optimistic about 2021 I am having a hard time doing so. What I see is a very talented roster being taught by not so talented coaches. Forget the horrible scheme for a minute; the fundamentals aren’t even there.  The Bengals don’t even block and tackle correctly and without those skills in place everything else falls apart.  

Hiring a quarterback coach to be the head coach should have raised more red flags than a North Korean military parade.

I wouldn't say that. Frank Pollack and Ben Martin are very good Offensive line coaches. Robert Livingston is an outstanding Defensive Secondary coach. Darrin Simmons is one of the best Special Teams coaches in the league. Pitcher is a good QB coach. Don't really know much about how Hobby will do with the D-line, and Golden had pretty much all rookie Linebackers last year. People might not like the OC and DC, but we have some pretty decent position coaches teaching these guys.