Boomer says Bengals should hire Eric Bieniemy

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(12-10-2018, 08:44 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: Well, that is assuming that he's even interested in looking at other jobs right now.  Like I said, he's a 1st year Coordinator.  He's likely still getting used to the dynamic of running the entire offense, while learning from Andy Reid.  There is a completely different dynamic associated with being in charge of the entire team, than just the unit under your charge.  The entire picture changes, an entire vision of a team must be articulated to the staff, with the emphasis on great communication skills.  Then, when you add in the "Bengals factor", the job could get even much tougher.

It's really too bad that the Bengals didn't think of Bienemy when Hue Jackson left for Cleveland.  That would have given him a couple years of Coordinator experience, plus time to get acclimated to the Bengals Management style.

The Chiefs made a splash this year with the Anthony Hitchens and Sammy Watkins signings, but they are not a typically a team that is heavily involved in the deep end of FA.  They make a lot of Bengals-esque scrap heap type signings, too.  Bienemy knows Mikey, so he would actually have a good idea on how much he can push him when it comes to FA help.  

As a former RB coach and NFL RB himself, I think the prospect of having Mixon and Gio at his disposal would be enticing.  He would also have a HoF WR in AJ, a budding star in Boyd, and a player very similar to one they've had a lot of success in KC with in Ross.  Opinions on Andy vary, but as a potential HC, even if Andy isn't his guy, he's good enough to not get him fired while he searches for that dream QB.  TE needs addressed and you probably need a couple of new starters on the OL, but there's a lot of tools to work with.