Lazor bringing back a little smashmouth?

[*Wyche'sWarrior*]

(06-10-2018, 11:01 AM)Nately120 Wrote: I hear ya, it's just interesting how sometimes the things we are optimistic about this off-season become next off-season's excuses.  There was optimism that Ken Zampese, while not a sexy pick for OC, was going to cut out Hue's infuriating "cuteness" and focus on a simplified and effective form of coaching that also gave Dalton more freedom to make decisions.  Now having Zampese is the reason we stunk for 2 years.

Our o-line is also a reason we can't judge our offense effectively, but there was a point where we were elated to see the Bengals rebuild the o-line through the draft rather than overpay some ancient linemen who didn't want to be here.  I won't even get into how Jeremy Hill went from the man who was going to save our franchise to being the guy who ruined everything.

I get it, fan optimism and it makes sense.  Lazor could be pretty good, but it wouldn't shock me if he finds himself in the blame pile eventually, either.

I CERTAINLY am not in that camp, Zampese was one of the coaches that drew my ire on the level of my disdain for Piano Man.  I never cared for Zampese, not even as QB coach.  I HATED the promotion, absolutely hated it.  Zampese, coupled with Piano Man's draft choices and passive scheme/practices are a big reason this team has sucked so bad the last couple of years.

I don't recall much optimism regarding Zampese's promotion, to be honest.