02-06-2018, 07:05 PM
(02-05-2018, 11:06 AM)WeezyBengal Wrote: For them NOT hiring Matt Patricia.
Now, I say that tongue in cheek because I dont think he was ever a serious head coaching candidate for the Bengals (although the local media seemed to love him), but man im glad they didnt hire him.
I can honestly sit here and say I would rather have Marvin than him. The guy is a fraud and his defense finally got exposed for what it was last night.
Josh McDaniels on the other hand...
The Pats defense had no-name talent. They played well enough to get to the Superbowl. I don't think the guy deserves crapped on.
I can think of several hot coordinator candidates with great rankings who turned out to be underwhelming duds. Hell, we have one in Cincinnati, right? It took what people considered to be a defensive genius (Marvin) until his 3rd DC to have a really strong defense. Even after that, the procedural and management side of game day has been barely average at best. It's just a different type of role.
Big time coordinator success doesn't always = great HC. Players matter, not just management. It takes both.
