Initial Reactions To New Coaches From A Vet

[*Wyche'sWarrior*]

(05-20-2019, 03:15 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Marvin was against giving playing time to players who had not earned it.  That is just smart coaching.

Like I said before.  Watch other NFL teams.  It is very rare for teams to shake up their starting lineup.  The key to being a good coach is to get your best players to play their best.  You gain nothing by replacing a good player with a poor one.  The team does not get any better and the pooere players start to believe they will get playing time without earning it firat.

BTW Paul made those comments after game 8 of the 2016 season. At that point the Bengals defense ranked 25th in yards pregame, 24th in yards per play, and 20th in points per game.  Over the last 8 games WITHOUT BENCHING ANY STARTERS the defense ranked 3rd in points allowed, 3rd in yards per play, and 9th in yards allowed.  So Marvin clearly knew what he was talking about.  

So Paulie obviously motivated them with his "squealing and whining" instead of Marvin coddling them.  Sounds legit to me! :andy: