[Garafolo] The #Colts are hiring former #Bengals defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo as their new DC, sources tell The Insiders. A big hire for Shane Steichen, who interviewed a handful of experienced coaches and landed one in Anarumo.

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  3. I do not like this at all. Bengals defense has been a consistent letdown over the years. Why are we like this

  6. This kind of seems like the move you make when you know your cleaning house next year, imo!

  7. I don’t think people here would have been happy with any hire. Obviously last few years were not great but has shown he can put together a good defense and we don’t know the whole story of what happened in Cincy.

  8. So we just hired the dude the was the head of the Defense that had the Bengals miss the playoffs despite having probably the best passing offense in the league. Cool.

  9. Anyone shitting on this hire doesn’t know ball.

    Bengals defensive struggles this year were 100% on their GM. Lou is legit.

  11. Could he be great, sure. But man all I wanted was a DC who blitzed once in a blue moon. Another year coming of letting rookie QB’s have career days and not throw a ball passed the sticks, sigh

  12. I’m underwhelmed, would have preferred a newcomer like Chris Harris who is on the rise or someone with much more consistent results like Dennis Allen.

  13. Wow if our defense could be as good as the bengals was we’re gonna be so good….😭😭

  15. I’m kinda torn on this. I think Anarumo is a solid coach. He was a big part of why that defense carried them to the Super Bowl a few years ago, and the defense he had to work with this year was just awful.

    On the other hand, there’s not exactly a ton of talent on this defense, and a big part of why the Bengals talent level on that side of the ball was so poor is because none of their draft picks from the last few years developed to replace the vets that they let go.

  16. Kinda love this? I know the Bengals had a shit year on defense but I think Lou is still a good DC.

  19. Seems like the Bengals had a shit defense when he took over, he had them playing great defense the years the Bengals made a couple deep runs in the playoffs, and their defense has deteriorated over the past 2 years. He’s well liked and a great leader, but ultimately needs the right players on D to have a good defense.

    While the ceiling with him could be high, it doesn’t seem like he’s a “floor raiser” because the Bengals have literally been putrid on D multiple times under his leadership.

  22. Colts lack talent on D just like Cincy so I’m curious how it goes. But he truly had jack shit to work with in Cincy outside of Trey Hendrickson. Their D just is so talent deficient

  23. Not a bad hire but Dennis Allen was the play! Bengals defensive side of the ball was weak but it was not schemed well this year either. Bengals actually allowed more ppg this year than the colts

  24. Bengals ppg allowed under Anarumo:

    2024: 25.5 (25th in NFL)
    2023: 22.6 (21st)
    2022: 20.1 (6th)
    2021: 22.1 (17th)
    2020: 26.5 (22nd)
    2019: 26.3 (25th)

  26. I think this is a bad hire in my opinion. I don’t think this guy can coach young talent

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