Uh oh Joe Mixon

[Bengal Dude]

(03-31-2023, 03:45 PM)Go Cards Wrote: Agree and they should be all in on Burrow but not let him make personnel decisions either as he did last year at the back up QB spot per Paly. 

Also agree that Katie is smart enough to not pick the players and  believe MB had Tobin on a monetary FA restriction before Katie gave him a longer leash.

Yet think all picks go through the coaches and always have and Tobin only finds and presents the players he thinks fits their mold. Really the only times we have drafted well for awhile now is when Gruden and Zimmer were OC and DC and now with Zac was HC. Gruden literally spelled out the exact type RB he was seeking in the draft before selecting Gio even and immediately said he had Eifert listed as the #1 WR on the board when questioned why the Bengals took a TE.  After Gruden and Zimmer left there was a big draft drought and many swing and misses and don't think they were Dukes fault. Marvin had a good eye for talent as well but gambled too much on bad character players. 

Zac outlined exactly what he was seeking as well with WINNERS, team captains, coaches sons, and good character guys. 


Believe it is all Zac on offense now and Lou on defense making these calls and Duke and Katie are rightfully giving them the freedom. 

Only speculation on my part though

I will say that I think Duke and Zac did decide to build on a concept that Marvin 2.0 wanted. When Marvin got more power (?) in 2011, he wanted to focus on drafting more guys that actually loved the game of football and didn't just view it as a source of income. Zac and Duke seemed to have kept that philosophy, but added the team captain and team leader aspect to help shape the locker room.