03-17-2019, 01:57 PM
I don't think ZT will immediately be a better coach than Marvin. At the end of the day, Marvin is the one that turned this franchise around. He might have been a flawed coach but he made it possible for Cincinnati to be a winning team. That's big shoes to fill. ZT is now expected to take the step that Marvin couldn't. I think ZT and Callahan will be a big improvement schematically. For example, the offense won't die if Eifert or AJ goes down god forbid. Anarumo seems interested in throwing new looks and going multiple. Austin forced his players to play his scheme and didn't adjust. The assistant coaches are young and could get more out of the struggling young players (Willis, Evans, Ross, etc).
I can get with the idea that they believe the injuries last year derailed us and a new voice, a couple of pieces and better luck can get us back in the playoffs. What I don't understand is them thinking Bobby Hart can possibly improve and doing nothing to improve the worst LB group last year. Now maybe Burfict returns to 2016 form, Devin White/Bush is Mike Singletary 2.0, Brown is a tackling machine again, Vigil plays a limited role where he's your 4th best LB and that's instantly a good LB group. Counting on it to happen though? I just can't get with it.
I can get with the idea that they believe the injuries last year derailed us and a new voice, a couple of pieces and better luck can get us back in the playoffs. What I don't understand is them thinking Bobby Hart can possibly improve and doing nothing to improve the worst LB group last year. Now maybe Burfict returns to 2016 form, Devin White/Bush is Mike Singletary 2.0, Brown is a tackling machine again, Vigil plays a limited role where he's your 4th best LB and that's instantly a good LB group. Counting on it to happen though? I just can't get with it.
