1st Step - Fire O-line Coach Paul Alexander just as they did Ken Zampese

[muskiesfan]

(10-26-2017, 09:29 AM)Wyche Wrote: .....but you had Whitworth in round 2, Clint Boling was as high as a 2nd rounder on some mocks and scouting reports, we picked up Bobbie Williams in FA, Levi Jones was a NUMBER 10 PICK, Andre Smith was a first rounder, he let Mathis flop here.....he's had the talent.  In fact, the only times he's been successful is when he's had lines mostly filled (except Center.....God forbid we'd get a useful C) with upper level talent.  With all due respect, you missed some dots when you were connecting from Willie Anderson to Kevin Zeitler there.

Absolute fact. How good is our OLine coach if he can only succeed with a bunch of 1st and 2nd round picks? He should succeed in that scenario. I completely agree with Jim that the team has neglected the OLine for a minute, but when the owner/GM does not value interior OLine, it's not a surprise.

To also add insult to injury, a lot of our poor OLineman have been hand selected by our OLine coach. Good for him that he once was good, but that is certainly not the case now. 3/5 of our OLine are his picks and all 3 are close to the worst at their positions.

Let's also look at how he has good years for pass protection, but works for a head coach that has always preached he wants to be a run first team. The results you ask? The Bengals are constantly poor at yards per carry. They are constantly a poor run blocking team.

I'll completely admit that part of my problem with Alexander the Great is frustration from watching my QB get killed and our run game be shit. However, those 2 things help to point that he is not good at his job. Alexander the Great needs to hit the bricks.