Coach versus Culture

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(12-27-2017, 06:31 PM)Knightmare on Elm Street Wrote: Good afternoon Who Dey Nation! I am a longtime reader of this board but I do not post much. One thing that I wanted to gauge from our fanbase is where do some of the issues lie with our team. Mike Brown's reputation is well documented over course of his tenure, as is Marvin Lewis. But out of the myriad of issues, which is coach and which is the culture of the front office? The reason why I bring this up is because we have rightly divide these things in hope of getting a new coach. There are things that transpire and some are convinced that it is the coach and some are convinced that it is the front office. I will give some examples:
*the fact that the team refuses to let the young guys get necessary game reps.
*our lack of being aggressive at time during the game.
*lack of adjustment (scheme, subbing out players, etc)
*not looking prepared for big games
I will let the board discuss!

Those things you mention are on coaching, with the possible exception of playing young guys.  People will point fingers at Mike, thinking he insists that higher priced players play.  Don''t remember this ever being verified, but it is a school of thought.

Mike's issues include things like his FA approach, which is that, no matter what, he will only scrape the bottom of the barrel.  And then there's letting important players leave, the dreaded practice bubble, the scouting process, the approach to the draft, specifically the first round.

The other three, for sure, are coaching issues.