Bengals Coaches To Coach The North Team In The 2011 Senior Bowl

by Josh Kirkendall on Jan 10, 2011 12:55 PM EST in NFL Draft

During last week's press conference to re-introduce Marvin Lewis as the Bengals head coach, Lewis said:

"I have always felt that if we're not going to be coaching in the NFL playoffs, we should go to work and get to know some of the new prospects as well as we can," Lewis said. "Coaching the Senior Bowl has been extremely helpful the two times we've had an opportunity to do it. I think it's always a plus. It gives you a good insight into the players - to their temperaments, how they learn, what kind of guys they are and how they compete."

Fortunately, Lewis will get his wish.

According to the Enquirer's Joe Reedy, the Bengals coaching staff will coach the North team on January 29 during the 62nd Senior Bowl, which will air on the NFL Network at 4pm.

As to whether coaching in the Senior Bowl helps, consider that the Bengals coached the North squad twice, in 2004 and 2009. Chris Perry, Keiwan Ratliff, Madieu Williams, Caleb Miller, Landon Johnson headlined the team's draft picks from first three rounds of the 2004 NFL Draft. In the final four rounds, only Robert Geathers and Stacy Andrews remains in the NFL. Everyone save for Freddie Brown and Jonathan Luigs remains with the Bengals from the 2009 NFL Draft.

Here are the players that will be in this year's Senior Bowl.

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i know it helps me project who the Bengals are looking at

They haves ended up with so many former Senior Bowl players. Not just drafted but undrafted too.

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by Joe Goodberry on Jan 10, 2011 12:57 PM EST reply actions

I guess

I don’t see what it hurts to have an extra look. It;s not like coaches from all teams wont be able to check them out too. They all will get time with the players they are interested in.

With Mb’s scouting department anything helps I guess.

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by Yarin on Jan 10, 2011 1:08 PM EST reply actions

now with this

mike brown can cut down on his already weak scouting department.

by bengalinflorida on Jan 10, 2011 1:44 PM EST reply actions

Marvins jumped on this oppurtunity many times.

This isn’t new.

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by C Byers on Jan 10, 2011 2:33 PM EST up reply actions

I wonder if this announcement

will expedite the announcement of possible coaching changes. It seems that they were waiting to see if they were offered the Senior Bowl gig to get a timeline on when/if they make coaching changes.

by Anthony Cosenza on Jan 10, 2011 2:25 PM EST reply actions

FREE SCOUTING

way to go Dictator Brown you asshole

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by TruWhoDey on Jan 10, 2011 2:50 PM EST reply actions

Again?

Marvin is coaching this thing again?
Should tell’em something, don’t ya think?
How many other coaches coach the senior bowl this many times, with the same team and in this short of a time frame?

by WHYUS!! on Jan 10, 2011 5:56 PM EST reply actions