HoosierCat Posted January 21 Report Posted January 21 Zac's stranglehold on play calling is aggravating, but let's face it, we all know who decides what play to run, and he's not standing on the sidelines. Quote
ArmyBengal Posted January 21 Report Posted January 21 Yeah, and that probably speaks volumes to why Burrow really likes Zac. He gives him the latitude to be able to make adjustments as he sees them. People just are so change averse it can work to their disadvantage and them not even be aware. 1 Quote
HoosierCat Posted January 28 Report Posted January 28 Taylor curses Nebraska basketball team with first loss. https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/nfl/bengals/2026/01/28/bengals-coach-zac-taylor-attends-nebraska-college-basketball-loss-at-michigan/88391569007/ 1 Quote
Stripes Posted January 28 Report Posted January 28 The Browns hired Todd Monken (former Ravens OC). May he be exactly as successful as every other coach in Cleveland since they returned to the league. 1 Quote
HoosierCat Posted January 28 Report Posted January 28 2 minutes ago, Stripes said: The Browns hired Todd Monken (former Ravens OC). May he be exactly as successful as every other coach in Cleveland since they returned to the league. Might actually be the best coaching move of any AFCN team this offseason. Quote
ArmyBengal Posted January 28 Report Posted January 28 I think Monken is a solid coach. Thing is, it's Cleveland. I'd wish him good luck, but I think I know how this story ends. Quote
HoosierCat Posted January 29 Report Posted January 29 Breaking from Afterlife Press (AP) news: Incoming souls find themselves locked out of Heaven; new medicine ball workout routine replaces St. Peter at Pearly Gates. Quote
ArmyBengal Posted January 29 Report Posted January 29 Sad to hear of his passing. I always thought he looked like the actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, or the other way around. Anyway, dude was an icon. Quote
COB Posted January 30 Author Report Posted January 30 12 hours ago, HoosierCat said: Breaking from Afterlife Press (AP) news: Incoming souls find themselves locked out of Heaven; new medicine ball workout routine replaces St. Peter at Pearly Gates. Kim Wood. Mike loved him. And based on that article, a lot of players loved him. I know it is bad form to criticize the recently deceased, so I won’t criticize Kim Wood, I’ll just spit straight facts! Kim Wood oversaw the strength program of an NFL franchise that historically, year after year, just wasn’t strong enough. The Bengals were overmatched physically during this dude’s tenure, and it never changed. And I know why. In no way am I an expert on weight training, but I’ve been lifting weights since I was 12. In that time I’ve read numerous books and tried various methods and protocols. (Currently back to doing 3 sets of ten reps on compound lifts, also still doing 5x5 when I’m feeling particularly good). In the mid to late 80s I came across a book that promoted the one set to failure concept. The claim was that instead of 3-6 sets of a lift (conventional wisdom) all you needed to build strength and muscle was one set, done to failure. Kim Wood was quoted extensively, and he stated that he had implemented this protocol with the Cincinnati Bengals and it worked great. There were pictures of bengals players working out, and as I recall most were on Wood’s Hammer Strength machines. The logic, as explained in the book, was that muscle growth is a result of microscopic tears in muscle fibers that occur from heavy stress on said muscle. Woods logic was that it is provable that one set to failure (he recommended ten reps, failing on tenth rep) caused said microscopic tears, so that’s all that was needed. The part about microscopic tears is true. Heavy lifting causes micro tears. But the one set thing? Absolutely ridiculous, and a monumental failure. I tried it for a couple months. The time and effort savings appealed to me. I didn’t get any stronger, I started regressing. The pump that you got from those one set workouts was a joke compared to a normal workout. Kim Wood was a great promoter. He was involved very early on with Nautilus machines. He saw the financial side of machines, and subsequently founded Hammer Strength, manufacturing and selling his machines. The Bengals went all in on his one set philosophy and his hammer strength machines. The results? I think we all remember our teams being labeled soft, watching our linemen get blown off the ball, and our teams just consistently losing the physical battle. And today? NFL weight rooms are filled with free weights, though some machines are included. The primary lifts, squats, deadlifts, arm work, all done with free weights. The one set to failure concept is, to the best of my knowledge, completely debunked and not followed by anyone. To play in the nfl you need mass, you need weight. No one is putting on any appreciable muscle doing one set. Kim Wood may be a great guy who was beloved by his employers and his pupils. But he was, by any objective assessment, a complete bust as a strength coach. And now you know… the rest of the story! 1 Quote
ArmyBengal Posted January 30 Report Posted January 30 How much ya bench ?? LMAO !! That's interesting COB and no, I wasn't aware of his philosophy in weight/strength training. Like you, I am no expert on weight lifting, but have been doing it since I was a young man and still do. I have never bought off on the one set to failure routine as it simply never made sense to me. Maybe building through 3 sets with the last one to failure, but never just one. All through my years in the Army it was functional strength while gaining mass. I was the little 5'7 bowling ball packed full of muscle when I was in service and I loved it. A month away from 56 ?? Not so much, but can still do 100 push ups daily. Heavy lifting is a thing of the past for me. Quote
COB Posted January 30 Author Report Posted January 30 6 hours ago, ArmyBengal said: A month away from 56 ?? Not so much, but can still do 100 push ups daily. Thats actually very impressive. Better than 99.9% of 56 year old men, I guarantee you that. Quote
ArmyBengal Posted January 30 Report Posted January 30 12 minutes ago, COB said: Thats actually very impressive. Better than 99.9% of 56 year old men, I guarantee you that. You think? I don't know honestly. Man I use to read muscle mags and supplemented like a mad man when I was in the Army. There was a 5 year period of time, where I devoted any free time to lifting and I was super cut up. That lifestyle was not only too hard to maintain, but I felt like crap being that shredded, but in my 20's the chicks dug it sooooooo. I don't read anything or keep up with any of it any more. I'm only 5 pounds heavier now than I was when I retired in 2011 and have had my ups and downs with my weight and exercising. About 2 years ago, I got back in the habit of exercising daily, but simply don't take it seriously. Push ups have always come easy to me and between those and squats, I hit a lot of muscle groups. Thanks COB, nice to know I'm doing better than the average bear. 1 Quote
TJJackson Posted January 30 Report Posted January 30 whats your go-to order at the Mios at the corner of salem and sutton? 1 Quote
ArmyBengal Posted January 31 Report Posted January 31 3 hours ago, TJJackson said: whats your go-to order at the Mios at the corner of salem and sutton? Dude they have a cordon blue calzone that you can’t get at the other Mio’s and if you like cordon blue you won’t be disappointed. 1 Quote
HoosierCat Posted February 2 Report Posted February 2 Appears we have a new WR coach. Quote According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, the Bengals have hired Davis Koetter as an assistant wide receivers coach. Davis is the son of former NFL coach Dirk Koetter, formerly head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 2016-2018, and currently at Boise State as an analyst. Quote
ArmyBengal Posted February 2 Report Posted February 2 I’d love to say both of those stories are amazing. However, they aren’t. That is all. 1 Quote
COB Posted February 2 Author Report Posted February 2 Mike wouldn’t like that song. Too modern. He likes music from back in his day. Picture a guy in a cave rhythmically pounding two rocks together. Quote
HoosierCat Posted February 3 Report Posted February 3 Peko back in the AFCN as dline coach for Pit. Booooooo! https://www.cincyjungle.com/cincinnati-bengals-news/185531/domata-peko-pittsburgh-steelers-coaches Quote
COB Posted February 4 Author Report Posted February 4 5 hours ago, HoosierCat said: Peko back in the AFCN as dline coach for Pit. Booooooo! https://www.cincyjungle.com/cincinnati-bengals-news/185531/domata-peko-pittsburgh-steelers-coaches If it’s possible for Peko to do a great job and for Pittsburgh to lose every game, that’s what I’d like to see happen. 1 1 Quote
HoosierCat Posted February 6 Report Posted February 6 lolololol Jim Schwartz says "fuck this noise." Quote Jim Schwartz has resigned as Cleveland Browns defensive coordinator, the team announced Friday, after he missed out on his bid to be the head coach. "We'd like to thank Jim for his contributions to our organization over the last three seasons," the Browns said in a statement. "Our search for a new defensive coordinator will begin immediately." Schwartz, who was passed over for the head coaching job in favor of Todd Monken, is now likely to sit out the 2026 season. He is under contract for one more season with the Browns, who could block any overtures from another team seeking a defensive coordinator. Quote
ArmyBengal Posted February 6 Report Posted February 6 Priceless I never cared for Schwartz as a head coach, but he's an above average coordinator. Quote
Stripes Posted February 6 Report Posted February 6 Here I hopelessly claw at my computer screen, begging, screaming, "bring in Jim Schwartz, you complete morons" and the Bengals barely shift in their hibernation. 1 1 Quote
HoosierCat Posted February 11 Report Posted February 11 Callahan gets a gig with the Giants. https://www.si.com/nfl/bengals/onsi/news/former-cincinnati-bengals-coach-lands-new-nfl-role-01kh6gc9yfy6 Quote
ArmyBengal Posted February 11 Report Posted February 11 I think Callahan will do well with that job. I think he has more talent to work with on the Giants offense then he did with the Titans. Best of luck. 1 Quote
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