Texans-Bengals Proves It’s Time To Appreciate Dowell Loggains
By Erik Lambert
Most Chicago Bears fans might be confused by the statement of a game not involving their team somehow should heap praise on Dowell Loggains.
The offensive coordinator has never worked for the Houston Texans or Cincinnati Bengals. So what gives? Well if some people didn’t bother to watch the game, first of all be grateful. It was ugly, bad football. Second, it was a proper showcase of inadequate coaching on offense. The two teams combined for 349 passing yards total in the game. This despite having receivers like DeAndre Hopkins and A.J. Green on the field.
Deshaun Watson of the Texans managed 125 yards and Andy Dalton, a three-time Pro Bowler, posted 224. Neither threw a touchdown. Meanwhile Loggains managed to get 213 yards and a touchdown out of Mike Glennon with a cast of backup and discarded receivers like Kendall Wright, Josh Bellamy and Deonte Thompson.
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Unlike the Texans he’s not allowed to play his 1st round pick at QB and unlike the Bengals he doesn’t have a Pro Bowler under center. No receivers on top of that? The guy still managed to pull off two huge drives in the 4th quarter against the NFC champs to almost win the game.
John Fox knack for picking good assistants continues
It’s amazing to think back to last year now. Bears fans were scared to death when offensive coordinator Adam Gase left to become head coach of the Miami Dolphins. There was no possible way they’d be able to replace him. While promoting Loggains made sense for continuity purposes, it felt a little underwhelming. The man had already failed once as an offensive coordinator in Tennessee. Could he really do them any good?
Since then a better question to ask is can the Bears do him any good? Over the past two years his quarterback and wide receiver positions have been riddled by injuries. Still he got 4,000 yards passing out of this offense last year and had them in position to win again last Sunday. It’s starting to become clear why there is a growing buzz about him as a head coaching candidate. Further proof that John Fox is indeed the master of cultivating future coaches.