12-31-2019, 03:00 AM
(12-31-2019, 02:10 AM)JSR18 Wrote:ZT gave his end of season press conference.
What’s the first order of business for you this offseason?
You just played 16 games, so make sure we have all that in order, and then start preparing. I don’t think anything is official with the Senior Bowl yet, but that would be a great opportunity for our staff if that is able to happen, and it’s something we would welcome. We want to get a great chance to coach those guys and see what they’re all about. But that’s the next step for us — evaluating our own roster and where we want to head. From there, it’s starting to get ready for free agency and start to scout these guys for the draft.”
[b]With regard to this year’s players whose contracts are expiring, would you ideally like to get deals done with them before free agency begins?[/b]
“Those are things we get the chance to talk through this week so that we’re all on the same page, and then make those decisions. Right now I don’t have anything further on that stuff.”
[b]Do you anticipate any coaching staff changes?[/b]
“We’re still ironing everything out and making sure we get the chance to evaluate ourselves and make the best decisions going forward.”
[b]When you see head coaches like Freddie Kitchens of the Browns and Pat Shurmur of the Giants get fired, how much does your job security mean to you after a 2-14 record?[/b]
“I’m thankful to have a job. There’s no question about that, because the expectations are so much higher. There’s a belief here that we’re heading in the right direction, although it didn’t show in the wins and losses. We know that we’re going to get things turned around and that there’s going to be great days ahead, and I’m fortunate that the Brown family sees that and believes in that.
[b]How excited are you to have the first choice in the draft?[/b]
“All we can handle is what’s in front of us, and we have the No. 1 pick. Now you really get the chance to know who you’re going to take. It’s not just hoping that Jonah Williams is going to be there (when you pick) and hoping nobody takes him before you. Now, we get to make that selection. There’s a lot that goes into that process, as we research these guys and try to reach a conclusion on who we want to take, but we have plenty of time for that. That’s the good news. We don’t have to make that pick until the end of April, so we’ll use all of that time to figure out what we want to do.”
[b]Which position groups would you like to improve this offseason?[/b]
“Those are things that we want to make sure we talk about as a staff this week. You do talk about it as the season goes, with the improvements we need to make. But you get the chance now to take a step back, take New Year’s off, take a deep breath there and then come back and finalize the direction we believe we need to head in all areas of our personnel.”
[b]Entering free agency, do you feel that the front office is going to give you what you need to make improvements in that area?[/b]
“We’ve been on the same page every step of the way. Again, those are conversations we’ll have this week to make sure we’re all heading in the same direction — which I know that we are — just with how we see the personnel going forward. Again, that’s something that we’ll take care of now that the season is over with.”
[b]Is it too early to say the team will draft anybody but Louisiana State QB Joe Burrow?[/b]
“That would be way too early (laughs). Our personnel staff has done a great job of starting the process and evaluating these guys. But obviously the coaching staff likes to watch the players as well, and we haven’t watched a snap on anybody yet. We’ll just piece together that process as we go.”
...so no real changes...
The guy literally just finished a season yesterday and you guys think he will come out and just announce to the entire league everything the Bengals are thinking of doing?
GTFOut of here with that dumb &$#× !
He said they were going to start evaluating, etc etc. WTF is he supposed to do? Stop with the knee jerk foot stomping cry baby stuff.
