12-03-2020, 02:17 PM
As far as teams they may or may not to be more desirable destinations, I think that's completely up to the Bengals. They can easily choose to be one of those teams that may land higher on the pecking order this offseason, when potential coaches are weighing their options.
Remember, this isn't college. Coaches are concerned about recruting pipelines, or conference affiliation, or even tradition. There are no alma maters.
Coaches care mainly about these few things (in no particular order):
---Compensation
---Ability to win
---Freedom to run things how they want
That's really it. It's not rocket science. So what do we have to offer?
Well, go ahead and look at our roster. Then go ahead and look at teams like the Jets, or the Jags, or the Texas, etc. Look at the situation they're walking into.
A coach coming here would be walking into a sitatuon where he's staring at the #3 overall pick, and a fully healthy draft class, near the top of each and every round. The Texans? The don't have a pick until round 3. Advantage us there.
Let's look at the QB's. You come here, and you inherit Joe Burrow at an average of 9 mil per for 3 more years. The Texans, you inherit Watson at 40 mil per over the same 3 years. The Lions, you inherit Matt Stafford at 31 mil per for 2 years. The Jags and the Jets? Sure, you can draft an unproven rookie that has oodles of potential, but there goes your 1st pick. Here you get an already somewhat proven QB AND you get the #3 pick.
Let's talk a little money. Cincinnati had incredibly low housing prices. We also have relatively low income tax. In general, the cost of living here is low. A few million dollars a year goes a lot further here than it does if you take over the Jets. You keep way more of your money through tax savings and can buy twice the house for at least 1/2 the money.
So what's really stopping us from attracting any of the talent anyone else does? The answer is ourselves.
It's really simple, guys. Give a coach a competitive offer, maybe even sweeten the pot a little to make sure you get your guy, your first choice. Don't settle on option 2, 3, 4. And give him the control most other places offer.
That's it. That's all it is. Just get out of your own way, and pay a legitimate price, and we can compete with anyone as far as being a desirable destination.
This team has building blocks, there's a core there that can be built upon. We have cap space, and we're not looking at being hindered in the future by bad deals right now. This team is ripe for a turnaround, and for a coach to come in here and stamp his name on being the one who brought success to Cincinnati. In fact, I'd argue we're set up perfectly for the right coach to come in here and make a name for himself, and quickly.
Sorry for the long-winded post, I just hate hearing why people wouldn't want to come here. They would, if the Browns just started to play ball like everyone else. There's nothing stopping this franchise from going out and getting whoever they want out of this coaching class. Remember that.
Remember, this isn't college. Coaches are concerned about recruting pipelines, or conference affiliation, or even tradition. There are no alma maters.
Coaches care mainly about these few things (in no particular order):
---Compensation
---Ability to win
---Freedom to run things how they want
That's really it. It's not rocket science. So what do we have to offer?
Well, go ahead and look at our roster. Then go ahead and look at teams like the Jets, or the Jags, or the Texas, etc. Look at the situation they're walking into.
A coach coming here would be walking into a sitatuon where he's staring at the #3 overall pick, and a fully healthy draft class, near the top of each and every round. The Texans? The don't have a pick until round 3. Advantage us there.
Let's look at the QB's. You come here, and you inherit Joe Burrow at an average of 9 mil per for 3 more years. The Texans, you inherit Watson at 40 mil per over the same 3 years. The Lions, you inherit Matt Stafford at 31 mil per for 2 years. The Jags and the Jets? Sure, you can draft an unproven rookie that has oodles of potential, but there goes your 1st pick. Here you get an already somewhat proven QB AND you get the #3 pick.
Let's talk a little money. Cincinnati had incredibly low housing prices. We also have relatively low income tax. In general, the cost of living here is low. A few million dollars a year goes a lot further here than it does if you take over the Jets. You keep way more of your money through tax savings and can buy twice the house for at least 1/2 the money.
So what's really stopping us from attracting any of the talent anyone else does? The answer is ourselves.
It's really simple, guys. Give a coach a competitive offer, maybe even sweeten the pot a little to make sure you get your guy, your first choice. Don't settle on option 2, 3, 4. And give him the control most other places offer.
That's it. That's all it is. Just get out of your own way, and pay a legitimate price, and we can compete with anyone as far as being a desirable destination.
This team has building blocks, there's a core there that can be built upon. We have cap space, and we're not looking at being hindered in the future by bad deals right now. This team is ripe for a turnaround, and for a coach to come in here and stamp his name on being the one who brought success to Cincinnati. In fact, I'd argue we're set up perfectly for the right coach to come in here and make a name for himself, and quickly.
Sorry for the long-winded post, I just hate hearing why people wouldn't want to come here. They would, if the Browns just started to play ball like everyone else. There's nothing stopping this franchise from going out and getting whoever they want out of this coaching class. Remember that.
