02-22-2019, 04:31 PM
(02-22-2019, 03:50 PM)RunKijanaRun Wrote: Grantham would have been a good hire.
I was very intrigued by Pleasant.
Yes, I think Rex Ryan would have been a good fit.
Actually, I wasn't crazy about JDR or Capers.
Dennis Allen was really exciting.
Marquand Manuel has youth and more experience in the position (excluding time spent coordinating the fearsome defenses of the United States Academy of the Merchant Marines).
That's just off the top of my head.
But I remind you, again, for the 98th time, whom I would have hired has NO relevance. At all. There is no mechanism in place in which I get to cast some sort of contravening vote and effect a recall of Capt. Lou. We can either like the hires or not like them. I am not going to do this with you anymore because you're either not getting it or you're trolling me.
See, there you go.
Grantham decided he wasn't interested. Allen wasn't going to make a lateral move towards a worse defense. Both of these guys wer long shots to begin with.
Ryan's evidently not all that interested in leaving ESPN (he hasn't taken any other jobs), and JDR/Tyler decided (for whatever reason) it wasn't going to work out.
Manuel... man, I wasn't excited by that prospect at all. Crappy defenses in Atlanta and he just got fired. I thought he'd end up with the job if only because he was a Bengal at one point in time... I view it as refreshing that that is something that no longer seems to hold much weight with ownership. I'd also rather give someone new a shot than take Atlanta's retreads.
Pleasant *is* a guy I would have been happy with... but I have to figure Tyler knows him a heck of a lot better than I do so I'll trust his judgement.
Look, all I'm saying is that if the Bengals realistically hired the guy they view as the best candidate that was actually available to them, then they hired the right guy. Maybe it works out, maybe it doesn't, and if it doesn't you just move on in a year or two when maybe there are stronger candidates out there. Who they could have hired is absolutely relevant in assessing whether it was a good hire or not, and if noone has a better suggestion I'll give them the benefit of the doubt. The Bengals can't be held responsible for a weak pool of candidates, all they can do is pick the best one of the bunch, and if they did that I can't really give them an F.
