| 31 January 2011
See, all it took was me calling out Mike Brown on this blog last night for making no meaningful changes … and then today we get word that offensive coordinator Bob Bratkowski has been fired by the Bengals.
(Now is the time you insert Kool and the Gang’s “Celebration.”)
It’s a move that was long overdue, but at least they made it.
Now the question is who will be the next offensive coordinator. I fully expect to see quarterbacks coach Ken Zampese promoted. We shall find out soon enough.
So, Brat is really gone? No more 3-yard pass plays on third-and-6? No more lack of mid-game adjustments? No more predictable play-calling? It’s almost too good to be true.
This is somewhat surprising to me because I thought Brown would have already fired Brat if he was going to do it. However, two people that reportedly were not big Bratkowski fans are head coach Marvin Lewis and quarterback Carson Palmer. Maybe they were actually able to sway Brown’s decision.
Either way, it’s a good day to be a Bengal fan. Now let’s hope Brown doesn’t screw up the “search” for a new OC. And I put search in quotes because I think the decision has already been made to promote Zampese (who Palmer has a good relationship with).
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