Bengals Fire Defensive Coordinator Chuck Bresnahan

Bengals fire defensive coaches Bresnahan, Hunley

Posted 1/3/2008 on NFL - Sports Rumors - Yahoo! Sports

The Cincinnati Enquirer reported the Cincinnati Bengals have fired defensive coordinator Chuck Bresnahan and linebackers coach Ricky Hunley. Bresnahan, 47, was the Bengals' second defensive coordinator under Lewis, holding the job for three seasons in which the unit ranked Nos. 28, 30 and 27 in the 32-team league. Speculation for a replacement centers on former Steelers and Giants defensive ...

Bengals Axe D-Coordinator

Posted 1/3/2008 on Bengals Gab

Bengals have announced that two coaches will not be returning to the team next season, including their defensive coordinator. Chuck Bresnahan has been sent packing after three-years on the job. The Bengals best defensive ranking during his tenure was 27th in the league. Also leaving is linebackers coach Ricky Hunley. He has been on Marvin Lewis staff since he took the head coaching job ...

Bengals Begin Spring Cleaning

Posted 1/3/2008 on Stripe Hype | A Blog For Cincinnati Fans

The much anticipated expulsion of Bengals coaches has officially begun, as defensive coordinator Chuck Bresnahan and linebackers coach Ricky Hunley were both let go by Marvin Lewis last night. Bresnahan’s defenses in the three years were, put simply just plain awful. His squads ranked very close to the bottom in total defense in all 3 [...]

Bengals Bounce Out Defensive Coord. & LB Coach

Posted 1/3/2008 on SPORTSbyBROOKS

Beleagured Bengals QB Carson Palmer got his wish - sort of : The CINCINNATI ENQUIRER reports that the Bengals have fired defensive coordinator Chuck Bresnahan and linebackers coach Ricky Hunley on Thursday. During his 3 seasons with the team, Chuck’s D never ranked higher than 27th in the NFL. The firings come a few days after Palmer has expressed frustration with the Cincinnati ...

Are the Bengals Targeting Tim Lewis for Defensive Coordinator?

Posted 1/3/2008 on FanHouse

The Bengals had to wait until 2008 to do something right when they fired defensive coordinator Chuck Bresnahan yesterday. It was long overdue. However, they may not make an improvement if they are indeed targeting Panthers' secondary coach TIm Lewis : Speculation for a replacement centers on former Steelers and Giants defensive coordinator Tim Lewis. He spent the 2007 season as secondary ...

Bengals Relieve Bresnahan and Hunley

Posted 1/3/2008 on The Bengal Blitz

The Bengals began their garage cleaning on Wednesday as the Bengals announced defensive coordinator Chuck Bresnahan and linebackers coach Ricky Hunley would not be brought back for the 2008 season. Whether these are the first or only coaching moves of the off-season remains to be seen. Of course, the odds are these will be the only changes to a coaching staff that struggled with game ...

Takin' a hit: Bengals fire D-coordinator, LB coach

Published 1/2/2008 on ESPN.com - NFL

The Bengals fired defensive coordinator Chuck Bresnahan and linebackers coach Ricky Hunley on Wednesday.