Bengals fire Bratkowski.......time to celebrate

• chief_wigam

  It's official, Jay Gruden is the new OC for the Bengals.
• swamisez

  

  So Carson yesterday calls Bratkowski and tells him that he didn't demand Brat be fired. I guess Carson is fuming over something else what could it be?
  
  A. Inept ownership
  B. weak leadership from head coach
  C. Chad OchoJohnson
  
  If I had to guess I would say C, but it could likely be all three.
• jordo212000

  

  I'm not all that upset with the hire. Gruden has been a coach wherever he has landed and I expect that to continue in Cincy
• Speedofsand

  

  I like Jay. He kicked ass in Arena as a QB and Coach. He knows his football as well as any 'major league' coach. The Bengals job will be a helluva challenge for any coach. I have a big reason to like the Bengals now.
• osu45804

  

  Bengals going west coast offense with Jay Gruden.
  
  http://twitter.com/bradjohansen/status/33268416584359936
• swamisez

  

  Marvin said they were going to "pound the football" in his presser.
  
  That doesn't sound west coast, what is Johansen talking about.
• swamisez

  

  We have to run the ball between the tackles," Gru den said. "We have to be a phys i cal team up front. We're going to chal*lenge our offen sive line to be phys i cal. We're not going to spread out and go no hud dle every down and throw the ball 65 times a game. I intend on pound ing the ball and being able to pound the ball."
  
  That was gruden. But I did see they are going to go west coast in the passing game.
• jordo212000

  

  I think Gruden will be fine. He seems like a bright guy and you know he is ambitious (probably wants to become a head coach in the league) so I think he will do whatever it takes to be successful