Zak Taylor's replacement

[Murdock2420]

(11-18-2020, 04:52 PM)Destro Wrote: Coaches would also have to choose to come here. Regardless of who the players/talent are, they will be working for Mike Brown and the Bengals front office. For some people, those are cons and they may choose to go elsewhere, or stay where they are, instead of coming here.

Very true, there will be several landing spots that are probably more attractive then Mike Brown's meddling.

1) Jets - I hate to say it, since this team is a dumpster fire, but you get the 1st pick, a game changing QB that is probably the best college prospect in the last 10 to 15 years, plus you can deal Darnold for another pick to help reload. The team is dysfunctional, but they will spend money. The right coach in here could flip this quickly, plus bigger market, better exposure.

2) Texans - Franchise QB in Watson, but need help in other areas. Overall the team isn't in a terrible place and again, they do have a good front office as the team isn't too far away from their playoff history.

3) Falcons - This is a really good landing spot. Talent at WR, talent at QB, smart owner, and a few good signings in FA and your back in the hunt.

Then you have the potentially opening places:

Lions, Jags, Cowboys, and Vikings. 

The Jaguars job is probably the only one on the list I can say that is worse then coming here. The Lions is another one that is a possible worse landing spot then here, as they have some history of futility as well.

With the other spots open though, I can't picture the top guys wanting to be under Mike's thumb versus any of the first 3 openings where they will have much more control.