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Jordan Evans Jersey , and he could end up within the division. If the Bengals keep anyone on their current staff, quarterbacks coach Alex Van Pelt, offensive line coach Frank Pollack and special teams coordinator Darrin Simmons have done well with their respective units, so one of them may be worth keeping. Defensive line coach Jacob Burney has also done some fine work with his unit, although it’s harder to see at time because the linebacking group is so horrible. But in the end, this is another great sign that the Bengals are going with a complete overhaul vs. hiring Marvin Lewis lite (Vance Joseph or Hue Jackson) and keeping most of the staff intact. It’s time for a complete rebuild on this staff, and the Bengals appear ready to do so. Now, it’s just a matter of who the next head coach will be. UPDATELooks like it may very well be an offensive-minded coach outside of the organization. 16 years is a long time in the NFL. It’s how long the Bengals kept Marvin Lewis as their head coach without a single playoff win in his tenure. There are probably a lot of Bengals fans that don’t remember watching the Bengals before Marvin Lewis was the team’s head coach, but that distinction no longer belongs to him. Now with Lewis and Cincinnati finally parting ways, the team is looking for their 10th coach in franchise history. They’ve interview more than a handful of candidates thus far in their search
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