1. CULTURE - Taylor came from McVay Culture
Bengals mirror Rams:
Personnel / Operations / Strategy
Talent / Preparation / Scheme
2. SCHEME
OFFENSE - GILLMAN
MCVAY IS SOLID
TAYLOR STILL GROWING W/ CALLAHAN
DEFENSE - Conservative Roots w/ newfound Aggression
MORRIS - TAMPA 2 w/ HASLETT ZB
QUINN 1Man/3M ROBBER
ANARUMO - Old school 4-3 /4-2 stuff
Bettcher(Bowles) 3-3 Hybrid Aggression
Modern Coverage Mix - C6/C3/C1 Pattern Matching
Anarumo Flexible - Agg Ss + Conservative Zone
Morris less extreme - Not as Agg or Conservative
SP TEAMS - Top Notch: Ks - Gay hurt? McPherson MVP!
3. PREPARATION
TEAM HISTORIES - Young Coaching Momentum
BOTH COACHES - TECHNIQUE/FUNDAMENTAL
Communication-Transparent-Teachable
TEACHABLE SYSTEMS IN PLACE
PLAYERS PLAYING!
Players prepped - playing well - ready to go!
EXPERIENCE - Big Edge Rams!
4. TALENT
Similar except DBs + Oline Pass Blocking
Burrow Inexperience vs Stafford Pressure
TEAM DEPTH - BENGALS
TAYLOR - PRINCE - PERRINE QUOTE
SEASON: FLOWERS - JOHNSTON - THOMAS
PLAYOFF: DTs-SQUARE/KERR - PRINCE QUOTE
TEAM DEPTH - RAMS
Everyone talks about VonMiller-Beckham-Michel
POWELL - WEDDLE - Howard/Reader - NOTEBOOM!
5. EXPERIENCE VS PRESSURE
BENGALS MAGIC IN THE YEAR OF THE TIGER!
Bengals get closer each game to bubble bursting!
Does Burrow implode or explode!?
DC Anarumo - Aggressive or Conservative?!
EXPERIENCE + AGGRESSION...?
Do McVay & Morris stay aggressive?
Take advantage of their Experience?
PRESSURE
Bengals "nothing to lose" or overwhelmed?
Rams 2nd chance viewed as Experience or Pressure?
Mcvay and young players - more to come
Veterans nearing the end...Pressure!
Stafford Arnold Beckham Floyd Miller Whitworth
POSSIBLE SCENARIO
Rams Experience + Bengals Nerves = Big Lead Rams
Rams Pressure + Bengals Nothing to Lose = Comeback
Can Bengals close the deal again or has the well run dry?
