02-14-2023, 06:54 PM
(02-14-2023, 05:25 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: Lou has a lot working against him, though.
1. His age. He turns 57 in August and a lot of teams prefer going with younger candidates who can be around for a long time.
2. While he does have a long resume, it's not a very good resume outside of the last 2 seasons. He was usually a position coach, and his secondaries performed poorly.
He was pretty bad as an interim DC in Miami. He was bad his first 2 years in Cincy, although we now attribute that to him not having players.
3. Fan perception. When your average fan thinks of the Bengals, they think of Joe Burrow and the offense. Selling the fans on the Bengals' 57 year old defensive coordinator might not be the most thrilling idea.
Good post. It’s amazing that the interim staff at Miami had Zac as OC, Dan Campbell as HC, and Lou as DC. I’d expect Lou made more demands than Gannon. I know Callahan did. Callahan and Kliff go way back. He interviewed and signs point to he wasn’t interested. I’d expect even Lou knew the intricacies and dynamics as well. But they want to know your staff. It will be interesting to see Gannon’s. In the end Arizona went young with Kliff they likely were leaning young.
Romo “ so impressed with Zac ...1 of the best in the NFL… they are just fundamentally sound. Taylor the best winning % in the Playoffs of current coaches. Joe Burrow” Zac is the best head coach in the NFL & that gives me a lot of confidence." Taylor led the Bengals to their first playoff win since 1990, ending the longest active drought in the four major North American sports, en and appeared in Super Bowl LVI, the first since 1988.
