12-31-2018, 05:43 PM
(12-31-2018, 05:41 PM)Whatever Wrote: The Bengals certainly aren't a fit for everybody, that's for sure.
The $6 mil Marvin supposedly got this year would actually put him close to the Top 10 HC's, and everyone in front of him besides Jason Garrett and Ron Rivera has a ring. Really, Mike McCarthy is the only available candidate that could realistically demand top dollar. Everyone else has to prove themselves before getting into the deep end of the salary pool.
The big selling points for the Bengals are job security, a good QB situation, plenty of cap space in 2019, and a lot of control over personnel decisions. That last one is big for some coaches.
Lot of control over personnel is debatable. Mike slowly gave Marvin some, but we aren't big FA spenders and I'm sure a new coach will have to earn some of that trust Marvin got in 16 seasons in terms of drafting.
With that said I can see a Kitchens or one of the top defensive options being interested. This is a big year for offensive "geniuses" to be the hot commodity and so I think if we went against the grain and grabbed a defensive upstart (Matt Eberflus) or Kitchens who is somewhat unproven still we could take a gamble and come up big. I just don't think the Binemy, McDaniels, etc your going to see thrown out are realistic.
