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I'd say the Bengal coaches have always had a big say in who we draft, but if you look around the league there are very few head coaches run the draft. That is the GMs job. The best teams have coaches and GMs who work together well.
The fact is none of us know how much influence Mike or Marvin had in our draft picks. All we have are rumors, and sometimes those change over time.
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At this point, I don't know who i trust to make these picks for the Bengals. I have a theory the Bengals are just a scheme to make the Brown family rich off the money from endorsement deals, ticket sales, and the NFL paychecks.
If I do not respond in a few days, you know who silenced me.
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I just hope whoever it is does a good job. I'm ready to move on from reading mock drafts to reading depth chart predictions lol.
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Again, to hear Coach Lewis disagree with 1st round draft picks and letting players like Whitworth leave, and this goes back to what Coach Shula said about Mike Brown. What Brown Family has done since Paul Brown died hasn't worked. No play-off wins since 1990 season. So let the new coaches have a say in every pick. Don't draft a player the new coaches don't want. Get On The Same Page. Stop being all about Brown Family Front Office, it doesn't Work.
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Perhaps Talor can get the most out of players, perhaps not. What has always bugged me is players languishing on practice squads and never getting opportunities to show if they can make a difference in the season. Practice squad guys occasionally make the roster, sure, but we've seen guys never get off it as well. Whitfield comes to mind. I'd like to know he's at least been given the chance to show he can cut it. On the PS we seem to never get to see them, decent or not other than preseason games where everyone is a savant until the regular season when they vanish.
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The love affair between ML & MB seemed like it was never going to end. Yet, once ticket sales were all time low, MB decided to cut the cord and bring in something new. We’ve had this discussion repeatedly in here, but with different thread titles. The FO will always be involved on player decisions. Why? They sign the paychecks. Also, if the complaints in the OP are valid, I’m sure ZT would have addressed it before taking a job nobody wanted. Remember the FO is part of the team and will always have a say so in every aspect of what decisions are made.
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(04-24-2019, 12:20 AM)kevin Wrote: Again, to hear Coach Lewis disagree with 1st round draft picks
I never heard him disagree with a first round pick. Do you have a link?