Yesterday, 02:08 AM
(01-13-2025, 11:12 PM)BFritz21 Wrote: Same thing I was thinking.
He's at the top of my list now and I think he could be good for us, but we'd need to bring in players to help him.
If I remember correctly, he doesn't bring many extra rushers and counts on his front four to get pressure, so we'd need guys like Ossai to step up, but I have liked the pressure Jenkins, Hill, and our other tackles have made, so it could work.
That would also give our DBs more help if they continue to be bad and we don't get any help via the draft or free agency.
His high resume as Defensive Coordinator is due to his years with Indy Colts. Does that mean he had some training under Tony Dungy ? If so, that would be an extra, because Tony Dungy turned both awful Tampa and Indy into Defensive Powers. Dungy on taking over both teams said he needed to draft and bring in more speed on Defense. Dungy hated slow players. He wanted super fast defenses from front line to Db's. So if this coach had any experience as a coach for Defensive Guru Tony Dungy, that would be a huge plus on his resume. That would mean if hired, we would see a much Faster Bengals Defense flying to the football. Slow Bengals D Players would be shown the door. Dungy always had a bell cow DT such as drafting Warren Sapp, at Tampa and a good DT at Indy. Big guys on the run that could also get to the QB the way Geno Atkins use to. You need a player like that up the gut on the D Line, but finding Dt's like Mean Joe Greene not easy. I thought Tim Krumrie was awesome before Super Bowl leg injury, for a DT, he made tackles sideline to sideline like a middle linebacker. If this coach came up under Tony Dungy, he will want Bengals to get a Big and Quick DT up the gut, and he will tell Bengals without that, any chance for a good defense is hopeless.
1968 Bengal Fan
