'We'll Build that Together' - Al Golden Discusses Possible Scheme Changes to Bengals Defense

Cincinnati has their second defensive coordinator under Zac Taylor.
Feb 13, 2022; Inglewood, CA, USA; Cincinnati Bengals linebackers coach Al Golden against the Los Angeles Rams during Super Bowl LVI at SoFi Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images
Feb 13, 2022; Inglewood, CA, USA; Cincinnati Bengals linebackers coach Al Golden against the Los Angeles Rams during Super Bowl LVI at SoFi Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images / Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images
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CINCINNATI — Al Golden is the Bengal's newest coach, and he's ready to tweak the team's scheme in the right ways over the next few months.

He discussed his feelings on the scheme setup with Bengals.com's Geoff Hobson.

"Certain parts will," Golden said to Hobson when asked if the old playbook is getting tossed out. "There are some things I'm really familiar with and there are certain things that we want to go in a different direction.

"At the end of the day, I have to be comfortable with it and the defensive staff has to be comfortable with it. We'll build that together … If there's no reason to change the way the kids can understand it, there's no ego. There's no reason to change it just to change it."

Golden confirmed to Hobson that Cincinnati will keep a 4-2 nickel base defense like it had under Anarumo, but utilize 4-3 looks as well.

Plenty of people inside the building are familiar with Golden, including safeties coach Jordan Kovacs.

He was on staff with Golden during the 2020 and 2021 NFL seasons in Cincinnati. The early bird gets the worm, and it's clear Golden is eating well.

"I know the first day at work, I'm probably going to get an email at 5:30 a.m. and it's going to be very detailed about things we need to get rolling," Kovacs said to Hobson. "And he's going to be dead on about them. Very hard worker. Very detailed. What I always appreciated about Al is that he's just a really good teacher. He does a good job keeping the game simple. Good positive energy. I'm excited about that."

Elite coaching could take Cincinnati into that uncharted Super Bowl title territory. Time will tell if Golden fits that mold in his latest coaching stop across a 30-plus-year career. Check out Hobson's full article here.

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