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(10-18-2022, 05:33 PM)QueenCity Wrote: He wouldn't of drafted half the players Zac did... or you can give credit to our GM

Locker room culture likely trash as well.

He had a ton of great draft picks while he was here. Also he drafted two  HOF caliber players in Whitworth and Atkins,  saying that we wouldn't be good at drafting is a bit absurd.

(10-18-2022, 05:48 PM)Sled21 Wrote: I like Tobin, but there is no way he gets credit for drafting the types of players we have drafted since Taylor came here. Tobin was drafting while Marvin was here, and there was never the emphasis on Captains and players from Championship programs. Taylor brought that philosophy with him, and it's paying dividends big time.

This is an odd statement.  1.) Duke runs every  draft 2.) Duke philosophy in drafting players has been pretty  consistent over this past decade.

(10-18-2022, 06:21 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Don't what you're trying to say here. He wouldn't have drafted Joe Burrow 1st overall? He did that with Carson. He wouldn't draft Chase 5th overall? He did that 4th overall with AJ Green.

I'm nowhere near a Marvin apologist as anyone on this board can attest, but outside of sucking enough to get really really high can't-miss 1st round draft picks a couple years, they haven't drafted crazy well in the Zac Taylor era.

The biggest difference between the Marvin and Taylor era is that the FO is willing to spend money in FA. 11 of the top 20 paid players on the Bengals this year (avg salary) are outside FAs, including the top-2 highest paid.

Yep Marvin never really had the freedom to attack free agency like Duke and Zac have.