Colts hire Lou Anorumo as defensive coordinator.

[Mr. Session]

Originally Posted by IndyNorm

Brents staying healthy is a big enough if that we shouldn't really count on him in '25. At the very least we should spend an early draft pick at CB and/or bring in a decent vet. If Brents can stay healthy and beat out said draft pick/vet then so be it. At least then we'll have some depth.

With that being said FS needs to be the priority on D as a good one is a must in Anorumo's defense.

Very true.

Reminds me of Paris Campbell.

[Racehorse]

This move has pissed off a lot of fans on social media. I am glad we have a mostly sane group here that knows actual football.

[HoosierinFL]

Originally Posted by Racehorse

This move has pissed off a lot of fans on social media. I am glad we have a mostly sane group here that knows actual football.

I'm not sure what to make of the hire myself. His defenses got progressively better in his first 3 years in Cincy, 2022 he fielded a top defense finishing 5th best in yards against, and also in points against.
But they also regressed since then. 21st in YA and 12th in PA in 2023, and in 2024 they were 25th in YA (Colts were 24th) and and 26th in PA (Colts were 24th).

So I like his talk of accountability, but why did the Bengals defense regress so bad since 2022? I don't follow them close enough so was it the players? The GM made bad decisions and didn't build the roster well enough?

[ChaosTheory]

Originally Posted by HoosierinFL

I'm not sure what to make of the hire myself. His defenses got progressively better in his first 3 years in Cincy, 2022 he fielded a top defense finishing 5th best in yards against, and also in points against.
But they also regressed since then. 21st in YA and 12th in PA in 2023, and in 2024 they were 25th in YA (Colts were 24th) and and 26th in PA (Colts were 24th).

So I like his talk of accountability, but why did the Bengals defense regress so bad since 2022? I don't follow them close enough so was it the players? The GM made bad decisions and didn't build the roster well enough?

I haven't dug into yet, but I've heard that the GM made some questionable moves on defense.

I'll take that with a grain of salt until I read. Believe it or not... Bengals fans say that Mike Brown is problem, and Duke Tobin is the problem, and Zac Taylor is the problem, and Lou Anarumo is the problem, and burn it to the ground.

Shocking, I know.

[IndyNorm]

Originally Posted by HoosierinFL

I'm not sure what to make of the hire myself. His defenses got progressively better in his first 3 years in Cincy, 2022 he fielded a top defense finishing 5th best in yards against, and also in points against.
But they also regressed since then. 21st in YA and 12th in PA in 2023, and in 2024 they were 25th in YA (Colts were 24th) and and 26th in PA (Colts were 24th).

So I like his talk of accountability, but why did the Bengals defense regress so bad since 2022? I don't follow them close enough so was it the players? The GM made bad decisions and didn't build the roster well enough?

The Bungles let Jessie Bates III walk after the 2022 season. He was their starting FS and made the pro bowl in '23 w/ ATL (kinda surprised he didn't make it again this year). This is why I was commenting that we really need an upgrade at FS.

They also let DJ Reader, who was their starting NT, leave after ther '23 season. I'm sure this was a big hit to their run D.

[IndyNorm]

Originally Posted by Mr. Session

Very true.

Reminds me of Paris Campbell.

I wouldn't put Brents in the same camp as Campbell yet, but he's well on his way. Jelani Woods on the other the hand is definitely in the same camp as Campbell.