Coach versus Culture

[BengalChris]

(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!

For me it all lies with the front office and ownership.

Mike Brown is a failure himself so it's really impossible for him to demand success from anyone. He'll accept any excuse from the coaches or players because he himself is full of excuses. Mike Brown inherited everything and earned nothing.

Paul Brown drove innovation in football and continued to drive it until he died. Mike Brown didn't inherit one ounce of innovativeness.

If Paul Brown were alive through free agency he would have turned it to his advantage, just like he did most things. But Mikey boy hasn't a clue what he is doing so he applies his father's decisions about the past to everything he sees as if nothing has changed, and the two just don't mesh.

But because we know the owner will not fire himself as the GM we all hope for a better coaching staff.