11-12-2024, 08:31 PM
(11-12-2024, 05:59 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: Where did Duke Tobin come from in the first place? They wouldn't of brought him in if they wanted to rule and do everything themselves.
Joe Burrow is here and in his prime, now is the time to make the changes so we can win it all with him. Honestly believe the Blackburns feel
the same. You think they want to waste Joe Burrow's career after they just paid him top 5 QB money? I don't?
His dad worked for and was friends with Brown. I think that's a sticking point for some. He assembled the rosters that saw Teryl Austin look like he was the worst DC in the league. This same DC is doing just fine in Pittsburgh. Someone in the building deserves a lot of credit for recent FA acquisitions like Hendrickson, Hilton, Awuzie, Reader, Kappa, etc. When that pace of signing impact free agents proved unsustainable, it became apparent that some of these recent drafts have not been good. Who should be held to account for that? And how? When I hear things like how media people have "seen the big board" before draft night, or we have guys like Dave Lapham predicting the first round selection every other year, or how the Bengals have the fewest scouts, or how Bengals scouts "talk to other teams's scouts" in order to build a consensus, I do wonder at the overall level of professionalism when it comes to drafting. None of that sounds like what an elite franchise would do. Then you have overall macro-strategy in regard to how rosters are assembled. You have guys like Andy Reid who have always focused on the trenches. Then you have what I'll call the Duke Tobin approach to team building. He will draft corners that fit different schemes. He will put a premium on skill position players. He will actively seek out Mixon/Burton types. He wants good offensive tackles, but seems content to field centers/guards who torpedo the effectiveness of the OL as a unit. The macro-philosophy seems very off from the top down.
