01-04-2018, 05:11 PM
(01-04-2018, 05:01 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: People are stretching to find reasons for hope. It's pretty typical for Bengals fans, as the FO rarely provides real reasons for hope, so people make up happy narratives in their heads.
Here's the hard truth:
1. There has been no major change. No power shift. There is no proof that Marv suddenly has unprecedented control, and tbh, haven't people been saying "Marvin has control" for many years now? This is getting sad.
2. We aren't really making sweeping changes to the coaching staff. It looks like Paul Alexander FINALLY did enough bad things in consecutive seasons to get the pink slip. Guenther wants out. From everything I've read, we'll take him back with open arms if he doesn't land that lateral move. Many things seem off about that, but whatev.
Anything else? No?
3. Don't fall for the FA talk...AGAIN. Marvin said the same stuff a couple years back and we wound up bringing back Michael Johnson and signing a washed up AJ Hawk. This talk always seems to happen before season ticket renewal letters are sent out. Hmm...
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The Mike Brown Bengals rely on HOPE to sell tickets/merch. We need to stop hoping and take a "prove it" stance.
Honestly when Marv has had more control he seems to screw it up, ala the Offense in 2nd halves.
Sure looks to me and to others from what Lazor and Marv said, Lazor is the one who changed up the line blocking strategy
midseason. Lazor was having problems with PA who was crying about it. PA was not given the pink slip, he was just let go
to go his merry, cheeseburger consuming way.
With a new O-line coach that can coach run blocking and that fit Lazor's scheme we actually might be able to survive Marv's
terrible 2nd half strategy if we can run the clock out.
Completely correct on 3 Shake, not holding my breath on FA.
