At long last, the Bengals’ defensive coordinator position has been filled. On Thursday, the Bengals hired Lou Anarumo to serve as the team’s new DC. 
“I’ve always had great respect for Lou, and I know he is a tremendous defensive coach,” head coach Zac Taylor said in a statement. “He’s a great fit for what we want to build here in Cincinnati. Lou is an excellent communicator who the players will have great respect for, and he will get the best out of them.”
The Bengals have had quite the ordeal when it comes to their DC search. At various points, they thought they had deals with Jack Del Rio, Dom Capers, and Florida DC Todd Grantham for the job. For one reason or another, none of those coaches put pen to paper. After exploring a wide range of other candidates, Anarumo came away with the job.
Anarumo served as the Giants’ defensive backs coach last year, a position he has held at multiple NFL stops. He doesn’t offer the same level of DC experience as Del Rio or Capers, but he did hold that job in an interim capacity with the Dolphins in 2015.
Anarumo will have to get up to speed quickly. Last year, the Bengals finished dead last in total defense with 413.6 yards allowed per game and ranked 32nd against the pass with 275.9 yards permitted per game. The Bengals have work to do on offense, as well, but they won’t get far if they have a repeat of 2018 when they allowed 28.4 points on average to opponents.
Since he’s the 5th or 6th choice there must have been a lot of great fits in cincy
so true . they should be honest if he was a great fit he would have been too choice.
Because just like true love and Cinderella’s slipper there’s only one true fit. Wtf?
joeshmoe11 You know that’s not how the Bengals are spinning it though. They’re spinning it like Lou is the guy they wanted all along. Yet we all know he’s like the 5th-6th guy. That’s what makes it funny, ha ha.
Ehh, sometimes these things end up working out for the best. Wish him well in Cincy, but he and Taylor have a decent ways to go for this team to be on par with their divisional peers. Either way though, it’s a fresh start for the Bengals, and I think they are in their way to heading in the right direction…Marvin Lewis HAD to go, it’s as simple as that, but we will find out soon what kind of impact Taylor and Anarumo can have on this Bengals squad.