Bengals players upset with Coyle

[jfkbengals]

(09-27-2016, 02:47 AM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote:
Bengals Passing D Rankings Since 2000

2000: 23rd
2001: 12th
2002: 13th
*Coyle Becomes DB Coach*
2003: 24th
2004: 13th
2005: 26th
2006: 31st
2007: 26th
*Zimmer Arrives*
2008: 15th
2009: 6th
2010: 14th
2011: 9th
*Coyle Leaves*
2012: 7th
2013: 5th
*Zimmer Leaves*
2014: 20th
2015: 20th


It's pretty easy to say that Coyle wasn't the one who succeeded and it was Zimmer when you look at that. The Bengals had two of their three best passing defenses since 2000 while Coyle was gone and Zimmer was here. They regularly chilled in the mid-20s while Coyle was here and Zimmer wasn't.




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Interesting Sidenote Fact: Not a single defense in the entire NFL gave up 4,000 passing yards in 2000. Just to realize how much the game has changed.

Or alternatively, you can say the passing defense got better after Hall and Joseph were both past their sophomore seasons, when you can expect the biggest strides, and really excelled when we got a consistent pass rush.

The DBs were taking balls away from receivers at a better clip under Coyle's watch than any other coach as far as I can recall, so I think he his techniques are spot on and deserves the credit.