alleycat Posted August 3, 2006 Report Share Posted August 3, 2006 I've been suspecting that Marvin is a lot more frustrated with Bresh's lack of success than he's been letting on. The terrible lack of improvement last year for the D was certainly a factor, but you just get the feeling when you watch the players around him or in the classroom (as we saw in last year's 6 days to sunday, for example) that he just doesn't command respect. He strikes me as a whiner. Anyway -From Crunutte's Blog:Offense gets the better of defenseGEORGETOWN, Ky. -- Some players and coaches are approached with the idea that they might not want to answer a few of your questions. Other sources are almost sure-fire talkers. One of them with the Bengals is defensive coordinator Chuck Bresnahan. He's a talkative, enthusiastic and a generally nice man.On Wednesday night, after practice ended at 9, I approached him on the field and wanted to ask a few questions for a defensive player profile. I was surprised when he didn't break stride and said, "Find me later." The immediate thought is, "What did I write that upset him?" In the stream of words and images relayed from training camp, a reporter -- in trying to tell the truth -- can't help but anger some people and irritate others.Then, after reporters gathered around coach Marvin Lewis for a post-practice interview, the reason for Bresnahan's briskness was obvious. He had had a bad night at the office. In third-and-goal drills, featuring live tackling, the offense had its way with the defense. "The defensive players need to make a comeback," Lewis said. "You're executing what's being called. There's always a little give and take when you're tackling your guys and you're not used to it. The second group (defense) comes in there and didn't know what, they don't know it was supposed to be live. You don't get to do it that often, but when you do, we want them to do it right and understand it."The defense was without one of its starters, tackle John Thornton, whom Lewis said is receiving treatment for a hip injury and could miss a few days. ... Lewis also said rookie first-round cornerback Johnathan Joseph did not practice as well as he had been. ... As reported in the Enquirer this morning, tailback Rudi Johnson got the night off (it was the second practice of the day), and quarterback Carson Palmer was inside doing a weight workout. ... Practice today is from 3-5 p.m. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cincycane513 Posted August 3, 2006 Report Share Posted August 3, 2006 there are good practices and bad. i think we have not had enough time to judge bresnehan yet. and 1 bad year or practice doesnt get you canned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShulaSteakhouse Posted August 3, 2006 Report Share Posted August 3, 2006 While I don't doubt the defense will have it's share of issues this year still (the d-line is still lacking impact players across the board) I would hate to have to face that offense every day in practice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmyBengal Posted August 3, 2006 Report Share Posted August 3, 2006 Did anyone else think about turning on ESPN when they saw the title ??Anyway, Bres isn't going anywhere and it's to soon for all this kind of talk. The Bengals are finally focusing on the defense... Give it time...WHODEY !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HairOnFire Posted August 4, 2006 Report Share Posted August 4, 2006 Did anyone else think about turning on ESPN when they saw the title ??Anyway, Bres isn't going anywhere and it's to soon for all this kind of talk. The Bengals are finally focusing on the defense... Give it time... Agreed. The only way Bres would find himself in trouble is if a healthy Bengal defense doesn't improve in any area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kazkal Posted August 4, 2006 Report Share Posted August 4, 2006 mybe for his comments about odell only marvin can lite fires under players asses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC_Bengals_Fan Posted August 4, 2006 Report Share Posted August 4, 2006 Did anyone else think about turning on ESPN when they saw the title ??Anyway, Bres isn't going anywhere and it's to soon for all this kind of talk. The Bengals are finally focusing on the defense... Give it time... Agreed. The only way Bres would find himself in trouble is if a healthy Bengal defense doesn't improve in any area.Well, I have a sneaking suspicion that safety will be better, so I guess he's OK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wraith Posted August 4, 2006 Report Share Posted August 4, 2006 Could Safety help but get any better than last year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Next_Big_Thing Posted August 4, 2006 Report Share Posted August 4, 2006 I think the fact that our two starting safeties were out for the entire freaking year last year and we were starting two rookie linebackers gives Bres some slack in the rope for this year. Now the question is, does he take advantage of healthy players or hang himself with that rope? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jditty47 Posted August 4, 2006 Report Share Posted August 4, 2006 getting our players back, and adding what we have will improve our defensive rankings. hopefully our turnover ratio stays the same....then we'll be deadly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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