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Offensive Coordinator fired. Likely that someone to appease Carson will be brought in.
Carson Palmer demands a trade.. VOL who wants him ?
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Originally Posted by FIRST B0RN
Hey Kiddin is that from the Onion? Cold blooded
Hey FB. Whats up man? Haven't seen you since the MLB threads.
Yeah that's from the Onion.
Da Comeup, here ya go. INTERESTING.
Updated: January 31, 2011, 3:11 PM ET
[h1]Bengals fire Bob Bratkowski[/h1]
Associated Press
CINCINNATI -- The Bengals fired longtime offensive coordinator Bob Bratkowski on Monday, the first change in their coaching staff following a 4-12 season that is still reverberating through the franchise.
The move came two weeks after quarterback Carson Palmer asked to be traded because of the franchise's futility. The Bengals have only two winning records in the last 20 years.
[h4]AFC North blog[/h4]
ESPN.com's James Walker writes about all things AFC North in his division blog.
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"I want to thank Bob for his role in helping us win two division championships," coach Marvin Lewis said. "But after reviewing our season in depth, we've decided it's best for the team to make this change at this time."
Bratkowski has been the offensive coordinator since 2001, two years before Lewis took over as coach. The Bengals reached the playoffs in 2005 with a balanced offense that featured Palmer and a core of young receivers. Knee and elbow injuries limited Palmer over the next few years.
The Bengals made it back to the playoffs in 2009 after switching to a run-based offense that Lewis preferred. Their inability to throw the ball successfully in the playoffs prompted yet another philosophical switch -- Cincinnati signed receiver Terrell Owens at the start of training camp last July to team with receiver Chad Ochocinco.
The Bengals threw the ball a lot more and won a lot less, dropping 10 straight games. Owens complained about the coaching and said he wasn't getting the ball thrown his way enough. Running back Cedric Benson said the team made a mistake by going away from the run-first philosophy that got it to the playoffs in 2009.
The season ended with Lewis unsure whether he wanted to stay -- his contract was up. After two days of discussions with owner Mike Brown, Lewis decided to stick around despite no significant changes in how the franchise operates.
After Lewis agreed to return, Palmer told Brown he wanted out. Brown said he's not inclined to trade the franchise quarterback.
The coaching staff was intact when it directed the North in the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Ala., last week. The South beat the North 24-10 on Saturday.
Brown keeps assistant coaches even when he changes head coaches. Bratkowski was one of three offensive assistants with more tenure than Lewis: Paul Alexander has been offensive line coach for the last 16 years, and Jim Anderson has been running backs coach for 27 years.
Brown praised Bratkowski in a statement but added that "the time is right for us to make a change."
Cincinnati finished in the top 10 in rushing when it made the playoffs in 2009, but had the 26th-ranked passing game. That led the Bengals to draft tight end Jermaine Gresham and receiver Jordan Shipley and sign Owens, looking to throw the ball more effectively.
The passing game improved to 13th in the league last season, but the running game fell to 27th as the Bengals often found themselves throwing the ball to try to catch up.
Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press
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Originally Posted by FIRST B0RN
Hey Kiddin is that from the Onion? Cold blooded
Hey FB. Whats up man? Haven't seen you since the MLB threads.
Yeah that's from the Onion.
Da Comeup, here ya go. INTERESTING.
Updated: January 31, 2011, 3:11 PM ET
[h1]Bengals fire Bob Bratkowski[/h1]
Associated Press
CINCINNATI -- The Bengals fired longtime offensive coordinator Bob Bratkowski on Monday, the first change in their coaching staff following a 4-12 season that is still reverberating through the franchise.
The move came two weeks after quarterback Carson Palmer asked to be traded because of the franchise's futility. The Bengals have only two winning records in the last 20 years.
[h4]AFC North blog[/h4]
ESPN.com's James Walker writes about all things AFC North in his division blog.
• Blog network: NFL Nation
"I want to thank Bob for his role in helping us win two division championships," coach Marvin Lewis said. "But after reviewing our season in depth, we've decided it's best for the team to make this change at this time."
Bratkowski has been the offensive coordinator since 2001, two years before Lewis took over as coach. The Bengals reached the playoffs in 2005 with a balanced offense that featured Palmer and a core of young receivers. Knee and elbow injuries limited Palmer over the next few years.
The Bengals made it back to the playoffs in 2009 after switching to a run-based offense that Lewis preferred. Their inability to throw the ball successfully in the playoffs prompted yet another philosophical switch -- Cincinnati signed receiver Terrell Owens at the start of training camp last July to team with receiver Chad Ochocinco.
The Bengals threw the ball a lot more and won a lot less, dropping 10 straight games. Owens complained about the coaching and said he wasn't getting the ball thrown his way enough. Running back Cedric Benson said the team made a mistake by going away from the run-first philosophy that got it to the playoffs in 2009.
The season ended with Lewis unsure whether he wanted to stay -- his contract was up. After two days of discussions with owner Mike Brown, Lewis decided to stick around despite no significant changes in how the franchise operates.
After Lewis agreed to return, Palmer told Brown he wanted out. Brown said he's not inclined to trade the franchise quarterback.
The coaching staff was intact when it directed the North in the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Ala., last week. The South beat the North 24-10 on Saturday.
Brown keeps assistant coaches even when he changes head coaches. Bratkowski was one of three offensive assistants with more tenure than Lewis: Paul Alexander has been offensive line coach for the last 16 years, and Jim Anderson has been running backs coach for 27 years.
Brown praised Bratkowski in a statement but added that "the time is right for us to make a change."
Cincinnati finished in the top 10 in rushing when it made the playoffs in 2009, but had the 26th-ranked passing game. That led the Bengals to draft tight end Jermaine Gresham and receiver Jordan Shipley and sign Owens, looking to throw the ball more effectively.
The passing game improved to 13th in the league last season, but the running game fell to 27th as the Bengals often found themselves throwing the ball to try to catch up.
Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press
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What's up RKO, yeah it's been awhile. Your Benglas need to get it together man, Cincy is too good of a sports town to be subjected to that.Originally Posted by RKO2004
Originally Posted by FIRST B0RN
Hey Kiddin is that from the Onion? Cold blooded
Hey FB. Whats up man? Haven't seen you since the MLB threads.
Yeah that's from the Onion.
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What's up RKO, yeah it's been awhile. Your Benglas need to get it together man, Cincy is too good of a sports town to be subjected to that.Originally Posted by RKO2004
Originally Posted by FIRST B0RN
Hey Kiddin is that from the Onion? Cold blooded
Hey FB. Whats up man? Haven't seen you since the MLB threads.
Yeah that's from the Onion.
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That may help Palmer decide to stay but the futility that I thought he was referring to is the ownership which obviously not going to change. Nice to see thy need 43mil from the county as well for maintenance on the 10 year old building. Worst deal ever for tax payers
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That may help Palmer decide to stay but the futility that I thought he was referring to is the ownership which obviously not going to change. Nice to see thy need 43mil from the county as well for maintenance on the 10 year old building. Worst deal ever for tax payers
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Originally Posted by FIRST B0RN
What's up RKO, yeah it's been awhile. Your Benglas need to get it together man, Cincy is too good of a sports town to be subjected to that.Originally Posted by RKO2004
Originally Posted by FIRST B0RN
Hey Kiddin is that from the Onion? Cold blooded
Hey FB. Whats up man? Haven't seen you since the MLB threads.
Yeah that's from the Onion.
They've been needing to get it together since I was like 2 or 3. I'm 22 now.
This is why they probably wont get it together...
That may help Palmer decide to stay but the futility that I thought he was referring to is the ownership which obviously not going to change. Nice to see thy need 43mil from the county as well for maintenance on the 10 year old building. Worst deal ever for tax payers
See what I'm saying? People are trying to get back on their feet. The county is trying to save money and jobs. Now Mike "Money hungry" Brown wants a new multi million dollar HD scoreboard. A HD scoreboard? Really? Really? To watch what?
The teams reasoning is their scoreboard now is basically a giant SD TV. Well your scoreboard is outdated and so is Mike Browns philosophy. Too bad. WORST DEAL THIS CITY EVER MADE. I love the Bengals, but for a team who has two winning seasons in the past 2 decades, they ask for an awful lot.
BTW, didn't the Reds pay for their own scoreboard?Ah DMX, I now see why you were so hard on ownership.
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Originally Posted by FIRST B0RN
What's up RKO, yeah it's been awhile. Your Benglas need to get it together man, Cincy is too good of a sports town to be subjected to that.Originally Posted by RKO2004
Originally Posted by FIRST B0RN
Hey Kiddin is that from the Onion? Cold blooded
Hey FB. Whats up man? Haven't seen you since the MLB threads.
Yeah that's from the Onion.
They've been needing to get it together since I was like 2 or 3. I'm 22 now.
This is why they probably wont get it together...
That may help Palmer decide to stay but the futility that I thought he was referring to is the ownership which obviously not going to change. Nice to see thy need 43mil from the county as well for maintenance on the 10 year old building. Worst deal ever for tax payers
See what I'm saying? People are trying to get back on their feet. The county is trying to save money and jobs. Now Mike "Money hungry" Brown wants a new multi million dollar HD scoreboard. A HD scoreboard? Really? Really? To watch what?
The teams reasoning is their scoreboard now is basically a giant SD TV. Well your scoreboard is outdated and so is Mike Browns philosophy. Too bad. WORST DEAL THIS CITY EVER MADE. I love the Bengals, but for a team who has two winning seasons in the past 2 decades, they ask for an awful lot.
BTW, didn't the Reds pay for their own scoreboard?Ah DMX, I now see why you were so hard on ownership.
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The Reds did I believe, not to mention tons of other little things they have done to relieve the county. There was an article on the Enquirer from a county commish (I think) about how easy it was to work with the Reds and how terrible it has been to work with the Bengals. County just needs to break the lease and if they leave.....well you and DaComeUp can always become Steeler fans ha ha. But seriously, all my friends are on facebook saying how "thank God Brat is gone, WHO DEY, etc". Still doesn't change the fundamental problem with the organization
Seriously though nice job so far by the Reds avoiding arbitrations and signing their guys.
Seriously though nice job so far by the Reds avoiding arbitrations and signing their guys.
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The Reds did I believe, not to mention tons of other little things they have done to relieve the county. There was an article on the Enquirer from a county commish (I think) about how easy it was to work with the Reds and how terrible it has been to work with the Bengals. County just needs to break the lease and if they leave.....well you and DaComeUp can always become Steeler fans ha ha. But seriously, all my friends are on facebook saying how "thank God Brat is gone, WHO DEY, etc". Still doesn't change the fundamental problem with the organization
Seriously though nice job so far by the Reds avoiding arbitrations and signing their guys.
Seriously though nice job so far by the Reds avoiding arbitrations and signing their guys.
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As inept as the ownership is for the Bengals is I still can't see myself rooting for anyone else.
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As inept as the ownership is for the Bengals is I still can't see myself rooting for anyone else.
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He should go somewhere warm because cold weather is not for him.
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He should go somewhere warm because cold weather is not for him.
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