Bengals defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo‘s only previous experience in that role came on an interim basis with the Dolphins in 2015 and
the team has reportedly added a more experienced hand to help him run the unit
in 2019.Albert Breer of SI.com reports that the Bengals have hired Mark Duffner
as a senior defensive assistant.Duffner opened last season as the linebackers
coach for the Buccaneers
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interim run as a coordinator and he had a previous stint as the coordinator in
Cincinnati in 2001-2002.Bengals head coach Zac Taylor was also on that 2015
Dolphins staff and Duffner has head coaching experience on the college level
that Taylor can draw on in his first year in that job. Duffner went 60-5-1 over
six seasons at Holy Cross and 20-35 over five seasons at Maryland. The Bengals
are often reliable when it comes to retaining their best players; but sometimes
players never get a real chance or are simply deemed expendable. Some former fan
favorites are on the Patriots and Rams and will be playing in the Super Bowl
this year, some being more vital than others. Let’s take a look at all of the
former (and future) Bengals playing and coaching in Super Bowl LIII.1. Andrew
WhitworthThe first player any Bengals fan thinks of when talking about the Rams
is Whitworth. After locking down the left tackle spot in Cincinnati for years,
he never truly received the respect he deserved as one of the best offensive
lineman in the NFL. When the Bengals weren’t willing to match the Rams’
multi-year offer in 2017, he essentially had no choice but to accept it. The
Rams were coming off a bad season and were replacing their head coach with Sean
McVay. McVay placed an emphasis on protection and that was likely part of why
the Rams pursued Whitworth as much as they did. 2. Zac TaylorThe Bengals can’t
confirm anything yet
Drew Sample Jersey Mens , but Taylor is in line to be the next head coach of the Bengals. It would be nice to have someone coming in fresh off a win in the Super
Bowl over the Patriots. Starting a winning culture is what the Bengals should be
focused on after moving on from Marvin Lewis who brought them out of the
basement. Taylor needs to start where McVay started and focus on fixing the
offensive line. Signing an offensive tackle or a guard in free agency (or both)
could be very beneficial to the Bengals offense. 3. Rex BurkheadA lot of Bengals
fans felt that Burkhead would end up with the Patriots in free agency and he
would get a much better opportunity there than he did there. Sure enough, that
did end up coming true. Despite struggling with injuries like he did in
Cincinnati, Burkhead has been a difference maker in New England when healthy. He
was always a solid player and person when he was with the Bengals, so there
would still be something good come out of the Patriots winning the Super Bowl.4.
Troy HillHe wasn’t in Cincinnati for very long
Billy Price Jersey , but Hill did get a chance to play due to injuries. He was solid, but ended up getting demoted back to the practice squad. While on the
practice squad, he ended up getting signed off by the Rams. He was a starter for
them in 2017 and played fairly well. Things changed in 2018 with the Rams
bringing in Aqib Talib and Marcus Peters , and he subsequently wasn’t given a
lot of playing time. However
Jessie Bates Jersey , he could end up contributing in the Super Bowl and potentially make a difference. 5. James DevelinOriginally an undrafted free
agent signed by the Bengals, Develin has become one of the Patriots’ longest
tenured players and one of their most consistent performers. He may not make a
huge difference on the stat sheet, but his impact is felt in the Patriots run
game. The run game that was one of their biggest reasons for beating the Chiefs
— along with having one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time, but still.
Develin already has Super Bowl rings
John Ross Jersey , so it would be nice seeing a team that hasn’t won as much getting the ring.
