Carlos Dunlap: Bengals aren’t doing the same thing anymore

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(05-30-2019, 12:22 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Again, I think too many people put too much emphasis on stuff that does not make a difference in coaching.

Pete Carroll was a laid-back player friendly coach who made things more fun in Seattle, and Lane Kiffen was a laid-back player friendly coach who made things more fun in Oakland.

All this "new exciting young coach" BS is meaningless.  It has to do with how smart the coach is, not his age or attitude.

Right.  We want the Bengals to be successful this year and we need to convince ourselves that the people who aren't here anymore played a big role in that lack of success while the people who still are here did not.  We are going to hype up all the things ZT is that Marvin wasn't in order to "prove" we are going to be good again.  He's young, offensive minded, he's new, he's fun, he's exciting, and so on and so forth.

We have already outlined the things we can observe, and we are already assuming he's going to do things Marvin didn't.  He's going to hold players accountable, he's going to make halftime adjustments, he's going to play the young guys, he's going to not be afraid of the Steelers, and so on.  It's all glorious off-season optimism.

Honestly, if we hired a HC who wasn't any fun we'd be sitting here saying how Marvin was way too much fun and the new guy's stern silence is just what the players needed to get them winning again.