Paul Brown

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(11-05-2017, 12:04 PM)THE PISTONS Wrote: So he was before my time so I don't really know much about him. I know he was an extremely successful coach in Cleveland. Quite innovative.

My question is: What was he like in Cincy? Was he a great coach here? Was he a great owner and personnel guy?

The season I ask is because fans tend to look at his death and Mike Brown taking over as the turning point to when we got bad. And we did get worse.

But n the 50 years of the franchise, we've had exactly 3 seasons where we won atleast 1 playoff game. That's quite pathetic by sports standards.

What are your thoughts? Have the Bengals even been a great franchise? Did Paul Brown do great things here? Or was his reputation mainly built in Cleveland where he coached a great team?

The best answer to your question is to point out that until the Panthers and Jags entered the league, we were the fastest franchise to reach the post-season after inception (3rd season).  That wasn't because of Paul's prior achievements, it was a new achievement.

(11-05-2017, 12:16 PM)THE PISTONS Wrote: What was the reasoning behind not keeping Bill Walsh?

As has been pointed out, it was a personality/style thing.  In Brown's opinion, the head coach should be a disciplinarian and tough authority figure, not a laid back "players coach" type of guy.  In his mind, the players would not respect Walsh as a HC because of that.