03-06-2017, 04:13 PM
(03-06-2017, 02:37 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: Between 2002-2016, the Bengals took 7 o-linemen in the first round. At few points were they ever lacking talent at tackle, the most important position. I don't think the situation was that bad for as long as you claim. 2008-2009 I'd say we were weak at some spots on the line. Other than that, I'd say PA has always had more than enough to work with.
I don't pretend to know what Alexander does behind the scenes, so I just look at production and judge him on that. The fact that we've ranked 20th or worse in YPC for every year since 2006 (sans 2014) is something I put on Paul. Pass protection hasn't been as good as some think. Dalton has helped with that. I look at handpicked guys Paul has failed to get ready or develop. Ogbuehi was the "MVP" of a season where we won 6 fewer games than the previous year. Paul picked that player, coached him "up" and threw him out there.
Any normal team would've fired him for that reason alone. Teams don't brush off entire seasons as if they're no big deal. That's more of a Bengals thing. When you have no accountability, suddenly it's okay if a coach submarines a 12-4 team by drafting one of the worst tackles in history. Not to mention Bodine. Or Fisher. Or how he kept Livings over Mathis. Or the weird fascination he had with Dennis Roland. Or Eric Ghiaciuc.
In short, there's a lot not to like.
Shake, you know whats up.
PA got the Center he wanted, traded up for the guy. He is aguably the worst starting Center in the NFL.
PA got the OT in the first he wanted, we drafted him injured, PA doesn't even coach him up into anything decent
before handing him the starting job at RT. The guy looks terrible and the worst part is he continues to start this
guy to the detriment of the entire team.
Fisher regressed after his rookie year. This is lately.
Sure, PA might of done some good things in the past in working with Whitworth and Boling but lately it is bad.
Bad at coaching and making terrible decisions that hurt the team.
