The Bengals plan to interview Raiders defensive coordinator Patrick Graham today

[jj22]

(01-07-2025, 02:30 PM)BFritz21 Wrote: Hope they're just filling the Rooney rule because not real impressed with him either.

I do "talk" to a girl from up there that I met in college (she was somehow related to Bill Belichick or Robert Kraft, I forget) and people up there don't seem too impressed with him.

He did seem to be good with the defensive line and center of the defense, which is a big weakness for us because, even in today's passing era, we still need to be able to stop the run.

They probably are impressed with how he held the high octave Bengals Offense to 10. 

[Bengalstripes9]

(01-07-2025, 02:36 PM)jj22 Wrote: That’s just toxic x. You only need one minority interview so no need for 2. 

That’s funny I was thinking recently that this place is more toxic. That’s more of a knock on half the posters (mainly game day thread) because there are a lot of good posters on here.

Zim posted a screenshot saying that the Rooney rule was expanded in 2022 to require 2 minorities for coordinator positions as well.

[XenoMorph]

(01-07-2025, 02:34 PM)jj22 Wrote: Looks like they are casting a wide net which is good. 

His Defense did a good job against burrow and company

[Au165]

(01-07-2025, 02:45 PM)Bengalstripes9 Wrote: That’s funny I was thinking recently that this place is more toxic. That’s more of a knock on half the posters (mainly game day thread) because there are a lot of good posters on here.

Zim posted a screenshot saying that the Rooney rule was expanded in 2022 to require 2 minorities for coordinator positions as well.

You are correct, the Rooney rule does require 2 minority candidates for coordinators.

[Joelist]

Per Rapien:

https://www.si.com/nfl/bengals/news/report-bengals-interviewing-patrick-graham-for-defensive-coordinator-job-01jh0t1863ng

I guess getting an absolute top shelf DC was asking too much...

[XenoMorph]

(01-07-2025, 03:22 PM)Joelist Wrote: Per Rapien:

https://www.si.com/nfl/bengals/news/report-bengals-interviewing-patrick-graham-for-defensive-coordinator-job-01jh0t1863ng

I guess getting an absolute top shelf DC was asking too much...

Well these guys are available right now....  Gotta wait for some better candidates

[Stewy]

who?

[SunsetBengal]

(01-07-2025, 03:22 PM)Joelist Wrote: Per Rapien:

https://www.si.com/nfl/bengals/news/report-bengals-interviewing-patrick-graham-for-defensive-coordinator-job-01jh0t1863ng

I guess getting an absolute top shelf DC was asking too much...

Thread merged to conserve server space and alleviate redundancy..

[Joelist]

(01-07-2025, 03:33 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: Thread merged to conserve server space..

Fine. I did not see the older thread. 

[Joelist]

So far this is highly disappointing. Basically dumpster diving on a coach level.

[BengalBob]

From a Pats fan:

Covington was handed a top ten defense and got a healthy Gonzales to add to his roster.

He turned it into a bottom 5 defense, despite only 1 major injury to a MLB Bentley.

They could not maintain rush gaps, they could not stop the run, they got shredded multiple times. Covington cannot design a defense period. Good luck and good riddance.

[*Nate (formerly eliminate08)*]

(01-07-2025, 02:03 PM)QueenCity Wrote: Unless he comes with Max Crosby - PASS

I thought the exact same thing after seeing the Raiders Defensive numbers this Graham guy has.

Pass. Bring in Eberflus or Dennis Allen next please...

[*Nately120*]

(01-07-2025, 02:39 PM)jj22 Wrote: They probably are impressed with how he held the high octave Bengals Offense to 10. 

Is Barry Gibb our new OC? 

[J24]

(01-07-2025, 03:39 PM)BengalBob Wrote: From a Pats fan:

Covington was handed a top ten defense and got a healthy Gonzales to add to his roster.

He turned it into a bottom 5 defense, despite only 1 major injury to a MLB Bentley.

They could not maintain rush gaps, they could not stop the run, they got shredded multiple times. Covington cannot design a defense period. Good luck and good riddance.

That's a dumb Pats fan because they literally lost their best player in Christian Baramore.

[Clark W Griswold]

These guys aren’t big names and don’t bring much excitement when you look at their teams stats but who knows?
The Bengals “assistant GM” Trey Brown may get a GM job with another team yet everybody on here thinks the FO sucks (although it is the Jets)

[Housh]

They gotta stop interviewing mofos just to check a box


Just hire who you wanna hire. This shit far more disrespectful

[Essex Johnson]

(01-07-2025, 02:15 PM)Isaac Curtis: The Real #85 Wrote: Saleh would also check that box.......and be a good hire. 

But he would threaten ZT, so we won't do that  unfortunately. 

Can you explain your thinking ? i don;t see him as any threat, hell if he accepts the job, im sure he hopes ZT stays or he probably will be out of a job again

[Essex Johnson]

Nice to see we are already interviewing just 24 hours with the changes... the more the better

[*Nate (formerly eliminate08)*]

(01-07-2025, 04:06 PM)Essex Johnson Wrote: Can you explain your thinking ? i don;t see him as any threat, hell if he accepts the job, im sure he hopes ZT stays or he probably will be out of a job again

(01-07-2025, 04:08 PM)Essex Johnson Wrote: Nice to see we are already interviewing just 24 hours was the changes... the more the better

I actually agree with you Essex. This doesn't hurt.

[SunsetBengal]

(01-07-2025, 03:35 PM)Joelist Wrote: So far this is highly disappointing. Basically dumpster diving on a coach level.

Most of the opinions that I've read range from "Rooney Rule interview" to "Bengals leaving no stone unturned by interviewing everyone available NOW".