02-04-2022, 01:14 PM
(02-04-2022, 12:54 PM)WiregrassBenGal Wrote: It must have taken extreme toughness for him to get through 2019 and 2020. I've always liked him.
It’s at least a 3 year process ….on average not a lead pipe cinch. His first year was tough as he lost 2 OL starters to retirement right before preseason. He also got a late start on hiring his staff. He’d never been a head coach. The best players were aging stars. The second year the team was devastated with injuries. The Browns whose entire family’s livelihood is tied to the financial success of the team got worried. The pandemic hurt everyone in the NFL but the Bengals with the worst team in the league was reeling. They answered the bell with an aggressive free agency assault and it’s paid huge dividends all the way around.
Luckily I’m sure they can be convinced to again be aggressive in FA because they know they need to protect Joe. I think that right or wrong the Brown’s are conservative and it’s their sole income and the entire front office is dependent on turning a profit. It will be an interesting watch the next five years. Keeping Taylor was more about liking him and their philosophy of a contract is a contract. It’s bit them on aging players. The best thing about all this turnaround? Mike Brown and family may be more open advice from within the organization
