Notes From Training Camp 2025

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(Yesterday, 04:42 PM)Luvnit2 Wrote: I love this and a shame rookie Stewart missed it. He could come to meetings, but is letting his agent control him it appears. I hope they taped it so he cans see later.

4 hours is a ton of info and probably some info for each position group as well.

He was able to attend meetings during OTAs.  He can't attend during training camp

[J24]

(Yesterday, 09:06 AM)Synric Wrote: This is true and not true. 

The Bengals started 2024 in a very simple heavy 5 man defensive line front playing cover 1 man on the back end. After the Panthers game when Cam Taylor Britt, Geno Stone, and the DL were struggling Lou added in alot more Run/Pass blitzing because without a nose tackle and a beat up DL teams were running it down their throat. 

By the end of the year the scheme "simplified" because the Offenses they faced simplified. Raiders, Cowboys, Browns, Bronco, Titans, even the Steelers (even though they got lit up by check downs in thr first game).



Lou Anarumo was the best scheme coach on staff if that was his only job he would be alot better DC and maybe in will be Indy. Here he was a major voice in stacking the draft board and it's felt like he tooks some players without a real plan (Dax Hill, Myles Murphy). I think it also hurt him he never had a second string to his DL. 

How much control did he have over personnel though? The FO basically ignored him about keeping Bell & Bates in the 22 off-season. Is it unreasonable to think that the FO ignored him during the draft?

[007BengalsFan]

(9 hours ago)J24 Wrote: How much control did he have over personnel though? The FO basically ignored him about keeping Bell & Bates in the 22 off-season. Is it unreasonable to think that the FO ignored him during the draft?

Well he didnt play Murphy much so that should tell you what he thought about that pick.   The Bengals front office are the ones that thought Murphy should be played more not Lou.  I dont 100% put the blame on Lou because he never really had a bunch of talent on defense to work with to begin with and some of the better talent he did have, the Bengals organization let walk.  If Lou really was the problem, we should see a dramatic jump this year on defense with all the returning talent Golden was left in his lap plus the talent that has been added since last year.

[Soonerpeace]

(8 hours ago)007BengalsFan Wrote: Well he didnt play Murphy much so that should tell you what he thought about that pick.   The Bengals front office are the ones that thought Murphy should be played more not Lou.  I dont 100% put the blame on Lou because he never really had a bunch of talent on defense to work with to begin with and some of the better talent he did have, the Bengals organization let walk.  If Lou really was the problem, we should see a dramatic jump this year on defense with all the returning talent Golden was left in his lap plus the talent that has been added since last year.

The problem with Lou were some of his preferences in the draft and unagressive defense.