I just feel like everyone is going to spend all week talking about Mahomes' ankle or Burrow being a Demigod or Chase against this young secondary or Lou Anarumo being a psychopath...and then in the end it's just going to Samaje Perine bludgeoning Bolton and Gay to death.
Originally Posted by tredadda:
Wasn’t Ossai pretty good as a rookie? I swear that I remember hearing great things about him prior to the infamous RTP. If so has he regressed? I know he was injured on that play so I am curious if that’s part of why he’s starting to look like a bust.
Yeah, it's been somewhat downhill since his rookie year and they badly need someone to help Trey. He played better the 2nd half of last year and flashed pretty good against the Eagles but he's not nearly the consistent performer they need. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DJ's left nut:
That's kinda where I keep getting back to -- is Zac Taylor a really good OC masquerading as a HC?
I'm really not sure he's even a good OC.
He's not a massive failure like Nat Hackett or Freddie Kitchens. I think he's just good enough to know how to not fuck up anything good, but I just never see him coach his way out of sticky situations. I don't think he knows how.
I wouldn't even go so far to call him the Robert Saleh of offense head coaches. He's just not good enough as a coordinator or offensive coach, and I think he's shitty resume prior to earning the head coaching job bears that out. [Reply]
Originally Posted by RedinTexas:
I agree. Those 2 SBs that the Bengals blew against the 49ers were HUGE disappointments. Bengals should have won both of them. I think the expectations for those 2 teams were higher than the team that beat us a couple years ago.
Like their residents after a Skyline run, they sure shit their pants good [Reply]
Originally Posted by RealSNR:
I'm really not sure he's even a good OC.
He's not a massive failure like Nat Hackett or Freddie Kitchens. I think he's just good enough to know how to not fuck up anything good, but I just never see him coach his way out of sticky situations. I don't think he knows how.
I wouldn't even go so far to call him the Robert Saleh of offense head coaches. He's just not good enough as a coordinator or offensive coach, and I think he's shitty resume prior to earning the head coaching job bears that out.
Ya he's better than the Haleys of the world. Herm with an actually decent QB? I mean Burrow obviously isn't the same anymore and we see it in that record :-) [Reply]
Originally Posted by RedinTexas:
I agree. Those 2 SBs that the Bengals blew against the 49ers were HUGE disappointments. Bengals should have won both of them. I think the expectations for those 2 teams were higher than the team that beat us a couple years ago.
Yeah agree
Keeping with the theme of recent conversation:
It was vs Bill Walsh both times in addition to Montana the Great. Obviously couldn't stand that QB for many years, but time has helped me overcome that to appreciate Montana's greatness.
In those years Bengals had #1 seeds hosting the AFCC, MVP player, and were fairly innovative.