ArmyBengal

I fully expected Ohio State to win tonight, so I don’t think that changes anything.

I think that’s exactly why many coaches should be interested in being the DC here. Expectations are low, but with a QB like Burrow and the power of the offense, getting the defense to middle of the road will be considered a massive success. That would probably be enough to see the team right back in contention after missing out the last two years.

In all honesty, none of that really means that much to me. The o-line being ready week 1, resulting in a win will see me calling that a great hire. Outside of that, it’s all talk. Standing by….

Thought I read where he’s a Bill Callahan protege.

Bengals hire Scott Peters as the O-line coach and he’s bringing his assistant O-line coach from New England with him, Michael McCarthy. I don’t know much about him honestly. He was the assistant O-line coach in Cleveland before moving on to New England. Will be looking him up more.

Bills at Chiefs ?? Figured that would be the case. That sucks. Commanders at Eagles ?? Happy for the Commanders and that fanbase that had suffered under Snyder. Don’t care who wins. If I have to pick, gimme the Commanders.

Shhhhh. She might hear you.

Happy for Commanders fans who have had to deal with Snyder’s incompetence for so long. Jayden Daniels is fun to watch. Will keep rooting for them. I guess the Bills are the lesser of the AFC evils and that makes me sick to my stomach. The thought of all those fucktard Bills fans being happy makes me sad.

Pet Semetary style? Got it. Great movie. ”The soil of a man’s heart is stonier” Alway liked that quote for some reason.

We all deserve a beach somewhere. Preferably with hookers and blow.

Won’t root against someone else’s rooting interests. For what it’s worth, I don’t want to see any of the teams from the AFC win except for the Texans. If they lose, which I expect, it won’t matter any way. Hate the Chiefs, Ravens and Bills. Just one big bag of playoff suck. That being said, the Ravens Bills game should be really fun to watch just from a football fan perspective.

I will always be a fan of Zimmer. I’m not sure I want him back at this point though. Best of luck to him.

Good, I hate everything about this discussion. Leave already. It won't happen, but I still don't care.

Agree with the thought I wish they would have expanded and at least had the conversation, while simultaneously agreeing that Al Golden would be a good selection. In total honesty, I went from hating the idea of Eberflus to being very curious in seeing what the outcome of the interview would bring once you take a look at his time as a coordinator. Thing is, they never had the conversation. I was disappointed with the lack of conversation. Maybe Al Golden has simply always been who they wanted. Who knows? I've also worked for plenty of people through my life and once I got into leadership positions, I took what I liked from them all and tried to continue that example. The things I didn't care for, I leave out. I'm sure Golden is no different. There are things he learned from Anarumo he liked and things he didn't. My thing is, he's had success and has been a large reason why Notre Dame is playing in the CFP National Championship Game, leading one of the top college defenses in the country. I can think of many others I would HATE seeing coming here to take over the defense.

I really don't much about Graham. He's kind of an unknown to me and probably what's keeping me from being all geeked up about him. I took a look at his coaching background and it's interesting. From 2009-2015 Either New England's coaching/defensive assistant, linebacker's coach x2, or D-line coach, but never a DC while there. In that time span, the Patriots always won the AFC East. Apparently they had a pretty good QB. 2016-2017 The Giants D-line coach. The Giants were a combined 14-18 and went to the playoffs once. 2018- he was the Packers linebacker's coach and run game coordinator. Green Bay finished 6-9. 2019- This was his first DC job with the Dolphins. Miami finished 5-11 that season. 2020-2021 Back with he Giants as the asst. head coach and DC. They went a combined 10-23 in that time. 2022-Present The DC for the Raiders. Never a winning season going a combined 18-33. Ok, he's more of known to me now. THAT'S GOING TO BE A NO.

I'm good with Golden for sure and he has a Bengals history to boot. Knows what bed he's climbing into.

I’m glad they aren’t rushing the decision. I think Zac knows coaches will want the job as well and he certainly knows he can’t get it wrong.

I always like Erickson. Wasn't even aware he was still playing.

I was going to recommend Chuck Woolery, but he apparently died a few months back. Guess we won't be back in 2 and 2.

Yeah, when you join a team entering the playoffs and two weeks in you complain about your role to the team captains and are visibly upset, you might want to see someone about the issues in your two cent head. Those other guys have been grinding with the team since training camp and here you come, fresh off of getting released because you have head issues, and want to be the focus of the offense? Oh, and these complaints are coming after winning your playoff game? Yeah, you got it all fucked up. Buh Bye...

Wink Martindale ?? Isn’t that the guy that hosted the TV game show “Tic Tac Dough” ??

I don't know why the Rams are so NOT intriguing to me. I don't dislike the Rams, don't dislike their fans or anything else to be honest. I think it's maybe that they've seemingly flown below the radar for me and seem disinteresting. Almost like , "The Rams are in the playoffs" ?? Seriously though, I have no idea. It's just a game I will watch highlights from. Good luck to both teams...

Rooting for the Texans in that one, despite thinking they take the L. Wouldn't be upset with either the Commanders or Lions there honestly. Don't really have a dog in the fight. Rams and Eagles? Who cares? Bills and Ravens? I guess the Bills. I hope it snows it's ass off. Should be a good game to watch.

Since the thoughts of Eberflus seems to be gathering steam and my noted softening on the idea, I did some more diving into him. The large majority of Bears fans seem to think he would be a good - great DC and he will probably do well here since our defense was so horrendous. Some even mentioning what he should be able to do with the defense here should be enough to put this team right back in contention. He was noted to be well versed in his defensive schemes and had a unique ability to ensure the players understood what they were suppose to be doing within the scheme. Said the players would love his style and his reputation as a defensive mind is notable. A teacher and leader. His defenses in Indy finished in the top 10 in run stopping and takeaways all four of his seasons and were some of the least penalized. Ok, warming up now. The stink of his head coaching time is hard to get past.

Come get them Lou !! Buh bye !!