05-04-2020, 07:23 PM
(05-02-2020, 07:32 AM)Wyche Wrote: To me, this season will tell the tale about coaching. Last season was an evaluation year....it was always going to be that. When you look at the off-season last year compared to this, it becomes much more clear that was the case. They were going to run their schemes and see where the chips fell.
A Marvin Lewis team was going to look drastically different from a Zac Taylor team. Marvin Lewis' team was fading fast to begin with. I saw a few questionable calls last season, but I also saw many plays that looked like very good ideas/timing and the personnel couldn't execute it.
So, from that perspective, they have flushed out the guys they didn't want, brought in a lot of FA help, and have drafted accordingly. There are still holes all over the place. We don't know how our o line is going to look yet. Guaranteed 9 wins with a rookie QB is a stretch as I see it (wasn't Peyton 3-13?)....but you may be right. That's why I'm saying 8-8 is a fantastic turnaround. When you step back and look at the big picture.... that's a whale of an improvement. Anything above that is gravy from my viewpoint. Less than 6-7 wins, and the FO has to do a serious evaluation of the staff, IMO.
Well said Wyche as usual. The one thing about Burrow that really stands out to me is the way he wants to prove every doubting
Thomas wrong. I see and hope that he does like he did last year at LSU. He still has doubters, he is just a rookie, just a one year
wonder, he had such great weapons, he had such a great O-line at LSU (lol) etc.
We better win at least 7 games this next season or some heads should roll.
The FO has never helped out a coach this much in my life as a Bengals fan which has been 30 years or so.
