Jacksonville plans to hire former Falcons QB coach Bob Bratkowski as its offensive coordinator,...

if you want to wish the jags fans luck

(or offer your sympathies)

http://www.bigcatcountry.com/2012/1/12/2703707/bob-bratkowski-hired-as-jaguars-offensive-coordinator-according-to

"the bengals are not a west of the 104 longitude team."

by palewook on Jan 12, 2012 9:27 PM EST reply actions

by Tampa_Bengal on Jan 12, 2012 9:31 PM EST reply actions 6 recs

+1

my for doctor

"the bengals are not a west of the 104 longitude team."

by palewook on Jan 12, 2012 9:32 PM EST up reply actions

That's f***ing awesome!!

by BeerRun on Jan 12, 2012 9:33 PM EST up reply actions

read the comments in the jags thread, those are even better

improved the bengals during his tenure….

etc

"the bengals are not a west of the 104 longitude team."

by palewook on Jan 12, 2012 9:38 PM EST up reply actions

do you think he didn't?

Go Reds!
(and gooooo krogering)

by supergrover on Jan 13, 2012 8:36 AM EST up reply actions

+eleventy

by indesignkat on Jan 12, 2012 9:42 PM EST up reply actions

+1

"In a battle between patience and power, patience always wins"

by ticalcaldwell on Jan 12, 2012 9:50 PM EST up reply actions

Just when things started looking up for Jacksonville....

I’m glad we play them next year

by elguapo09 on Jan 12, 2012 9:33 PM EST reply actions

this is what happens when snidely whiplash buys the jags

he sets out to ruin them with a nefarious plan.

for anyone wondering who the hell snidley whiplash is

"the bengals are not a west of the 104 longitude team."

by palewook on Jan 12, 2012 9:42 PM EST reply actions

That's not Snidely Whiplash, that's Mike Brown Jr.

Didn’t you see the bit about how he thinks only season ticket holders qualify as fans?

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/12/new-jags-owner-defines-fan-narrowly/

Gawd help Jax…

by BeerRun on Jan 12, 2012 9:45 PM EST up reply actions

i did

was priceless. he’s already eating crow over that

"the bengals are not a west of the 104 longitude team."

by palewook on Jan 12, 2012 9:49 PM EST up reply actions

Are you sure that isn't Marvin Lewis wearing a wig and fake mustache?

Seriously…

The amount of liquor I drank last night would've killed a small-to-medium sized Asian family.

by balooko31 on Jan 13, 2012 1:13 AM EST up reply actions

Holy sh*t!

Lose the hair and mustache and it’s totally a Marvin doppelganger!

by WhoDeyEveryDay on Jan 13, 2012 7:02 AM EST up reply actions

wow. you ain't kidding

I was gonna find the little “that’s racist” gif, but then I looked again… holy fark

Go Reds!
(and gooooo krogering)

by supergrover on Jan 13, 2012 8:37 AM EST up reply actions

when did Jerry Cologna buy the Jags?

by david in upstate SC on Jan 13, 2012 12:01 PM EST up reply actions

I thought he looked like

Cheech Marin

by Oregonbengalsfan on Jan 13, 2012 12:17 PM EST up reply actions

The funniest part about this

is to go and read the blogs on how this is a solid pickup…..surreal……Its like going to the Carson threads on the Raiders site…..poor guys….they just dont know….Jacksonville looks really bad now

"In a battle between patience and power, patience always wins"

by ticalcaldwell on Jan 12, 2012 9:42 PM EST reply actions

i put as much as i'm willing on their site

anymore would be trolling. i do feel sorry for the jags. they are about to join the browns for me, as one of the few nfl franchises i actually pity.

"the bengals are not a west of the 104 longitude team."

by palewook on Jan 12, 2012 9:43 PM EST up reply actions

Yeah, this has to be one of the worse pair of hirings in the NFL in recent memory.

by redrifle14 on Jan 13, 2012 2:23 AM EST up reply actions

Especially the ones pointing to his success here in 04-06

During that run we had one of the better o-lines in football along with Carson, Chad, T.J., and Rudi Johnson all in their primes. I love how they expect this to completely turn their offense around when just about the only thing their offense has going for it is MJD.

by cincydevil13 on Jan 13, 2012 6:55 PM EST up reply actions

Ouch

I feel soooooo sorry for the Jags and there fans

by biggie22 on Jan 12, 2012 9:43 PM EST reply actions

To play devil's advocate

Though I think he’s a bust, Gabbert has a cannon arm, and Brat did well with Carson in the early years before the team fell apart. Maybe he can get something going on down there, though I doubt it.

2011 Year of the Red Rifle
Carson Palmer 2011 Comeback Player of the Year

by Throw the ball on Jan 12, 2012 9:45 PM EST reply actions

I don't know about there line

But IMO in order to have any chance at all of success with Brats offense you better have a hall of fame offensive line, and that still may not be enough

by biggie22 on Jan 12, 2012 9:47 PM EST up reply actions

i hope it works out for them

theres so much tape on bratts predictable offense from his time here. not sure bratt can fool anyone anymore, unless he designs something new.

"the bengals are not a west of the 104 longitude team."

by palewook on Jan 12, 2012 9:50 PM EST up reply actions

to be fair

it’s not gonna be “his” offense, he’s just the damn QB coach…at least we knew he would go downhill

personally

I don’t want to see Marvin fired, I want him to be promoted to G.M. while handing the reigns over to Zimmer as head coach and hiring Jack Del Rio as Defensive Coordinator. Who Dey!!!

by joeb69 on Jan 9, 2012 8:18 PM EST replyactions 2 recs

by joeb69 on Jan 12, 2012 10:17 PM EST up reply actions

just read the headline again = )

by OhWell on Jan 12, 2012 11:00 PM EST up reply actions

wow... those poor saps

I kinda like the jags.. sad they’re getting Brat. As someone there said, at least it isn’t Brian Schottenheimer. Not much better, but that’s proof right there that it could be worse.

by indesignkat on Jan 12, 2012 9:45 PM EST reply actions

one of their posts

“I’m excited
about Mel at the very least. I’ll have to learn more about Bratkowski. I admittedly don’t know anything about him… other than his last name seems kind of ridiculous…”

WOW…..F______G Poor GUY…lolllolololo

"In a battle between patience and power, patience always wins"

by ticalcaldwell on Jan 12, 2012 9:49 PM EST reply actions

"dude also managed to be there 10 years must speak to something positive he did."

bahahaha. this is priceless to watch

"the bengals are not a west of the 104 longitude team."

by palewook on Jan 12, 2012 9:52 PM EST up reply actions

thas a good one.....hilarious

"In a battle between patience and power, patience always wins"

by ticalcaldwell on Jan 12, 2012 9:54 PM EST up reply actions

Yeah

I stopped reading their posts after I saw that.

by WhoDeyEveryDay on Jan 13, 2012 7:04 AM EST up reply actions

yeah, that isn't good logic

when Mike Brown is involved, tenure does not equate to quality.

Go Reds!
(and gooooo krogering)

by supergrover on Jan 13, 2012 8:38 AM EST up reply actions

Nice resume Stats don’t lie, that’s a serious resume people. He’s been around for a while, I think he’d know his stuff. I’m likin the Jags hirings.

..it keeps getting better

"the bengals are not a west of the 104 longitude team."

by palewook on Jan 12, 2012 9:54 PM EST reply actions

Its nice when Bengals fans cant sit back with a little wisdom earned in this league

whodey….times r achangin

"In a battle between patience and power, patience always wins"

by ticalcaldwell on Jan 12, 2012 9:55 PM EST reply actions

+10000

AJ Green = Optimus Prime

by Helmsy on Jan 12, 2012 10:13 PM EST up reply actions

Yes, times are a changin.

Other fans used to sit around and rag on who we signed/hired and felt sorry for us, it’s nice that it is the other way around for once.

by Ben-GAL on Jan 13, 2012 10:12 AM EST up reply actions

AHAHAHAHAHAHA

Cincy Jungle: Where the Rocky Mountains are in the Pacific Ocean

by sexsalad on Jan 12, 2012 9:55 PM EST reply actions

+1000000

by redrifle14 on Jan 13, 2012 2:23 AM EST up reply actions

A comment about Gabbert

Comparable numbers to Dalton…?
I expect him to surpass him.

………….I had to fight myself not to reply

AJ Green = Optimus Prime

by Helmsy on Jan 12, 2012 10:18 PM EST reply actions

me too

personally

I don’t want to see Marvin fired, I want him to be promoted to G.M. while handing the reigns over to Zimmer as head coach and hiring Jack Del Rio as Defensive Coordinator. Who Dey!!!

by joeb69 on Jan 9, 2012 8:18 PM EST replyactions 2 recs

by joeb69 on Jan 12, 2012 10:25 PM EST up reply actions

me too haha

by JCompton41 on Jan 12, 2012 10:38 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

oh no, **** that.

"It’s time people started realizing just how good a player Carlos Dunlap already is, and that starts with the Bengals. They gave him a season-high 58 snaps and what was the result? Carnage on the right side of the Seattle line." -Pro Football Focus

by Doc Scratch on Jan 13, 2012 12:53 AM EST up reply actions

Offensive Scheme?

Run,Run,Pass,Punt….repeat until end of game.

by Ochocinco on Jan 12, 2012 11:02 PM EST reply actions

Poor Gabbert is completely screwed.

Imagine how much worse its going to get after all of those 7 step drops. Ha Ha.

by redrifle14 on Jan 13, 2012 2:26 AM EST reply actions

shall we chip in

to help Gabbert’s funeral arrangements now to beat the rush?

by david in upstate SC on Jan 13, 2012 12:04 PM EST up reply actions

No doubt.

It’ll be rough. His only saving grace will be all of those 1st and 2nd down runs….

by redrifle14 on Jan 13, 2012 8:45 PM EST up reply actions

Brat credited with developing Palmer?

Here’s a paragraph from the Florida Times-Union (Jax newspaper) in an article mainly about interim HC Mel Tucker returning as DC:

Bratkowski and Mularkey are good friends and the pair worked together in Atlanta last year. Bratkowski was the offensive coordinator in Cincinnati for 10 years before going to Atlanta for the 2011 season. Bratkowski was fired after 2010 and Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer, whom Bratkowski is credited with developing, demanded a trade shortly thereafter.

They’re trying to convince (delude?) themselves that Brat was responsible for Carson’s early success and that Brat’s firing led to Carson’s trade demand/retirement threat/hissy fit.

by Offensive Brute on Jan 13, 2012 8:25 AM EST reply actions

thats good...I missed that

That is the textbook definition of “spin”….

"In a battle between patience and power, patience always wins"

by ticalcaldwell on Jan 13, 2012 8:34 AM EST up reply actions

you cant deny that brat and carson had their good times together

by JCompton41 on Jan 13, 2012 9:50 AM EST via mobile up reply actions

so did the band on the titanic

"the bengals are not a west of the 104 longitude team."

by palewook on Jan 13, 2012 10:16 AM EST up reply actions 3 recs

This made me

laugh out loud

by Oregonbengalsfan on Jan 13, 2012 12:20 PM EST up reply actions

yeah thats how it was

palmer demanded a trade because bratt got fired…

guessing the florida times-union fact checking department forget to use google and look through the top 20 results which would have revealed little facts like players refusing to come back if bratt were brought back for yet another season, etc.

"the bengals are not a west of the 104 longitude team."

by palewook on Jan 13, 2012 10:13 AM EST up reply actions

Brat was seen as pretty innovative when he came on scene.

The problem for the Bengals was that after a few years, it became predictable and so bad that even the opposing defenses would say “it is predictable”. What should have been something great became something predictable and easily defended.

Brat was good stuff. But, like a slinky, the shelf life is extremely short when there is nothing extra to do with it.

Go Reds!
(and gooooo krogering)

by supergrover on Jan 13, 2012 8:40 AM EST reply actions

Love the slinky metaphor

The offense was top tier for a few years. But then got to where the defense, and fans for that matter, knew what was coming – and yet somehow the offense was too complicated for the Bengals players who had trouble remembering snap counts, formations and routes.

by Offensive Brute on Jan 13, 2012 8:51 AM EST up reply actions