It hasn’t been that long since the joke around the NFL was no one wanted to coach the Bengals’ defense after it finished ranked dead last in the NFL the season before. It seemed like plenty of possible hires were wary of leaving their current jobs or hitching their wagon to new head coach Zac Taylor and the Bengals.
The jokes didn’t really stop when the team hired former Giants secondary coach Lou Anarumo to fill the defensive coordinator position. The Bengals hope to be the ones laughing, as the defense has become the talk of training camp rather quickly, and players have been quick to sing Anarumo’s praises.