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Chris Roling

Bengals players thrilled to get Lou Anarumo back for another season

Cincinnati Bengals defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo will return next season after finishing as a finalist for the head coach position with the Arizona Cardinals this week.

And Bengals players couldn’t be happier.

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Take star linebacker Logan Wilson, for instance, who went public with comments about the development right away.

“Selfishly, I’m ecstatic he’ll be back but he’d still make a great head coach,” Logan Wilson told Geoff Hobson of Bengals.com. “Glad to be in his system for another year. He’s a players’ coach and guys buy into his system because of that,” Wilson said. “Which in turn allows guys to play free and effectively.”

While Anarumo is beyond qualified for a role as head coach given his amoeba-styled defense that can suit any opponent and change on a dime, never mind his halftime adjustments, it’s hard for defensive-minded coaches to break through right now.

Given the constant praise from players about Anarumo’s ability to coach up guys and get the best of them at every turn — never mind the results on the field — it’s no great shock to see players hyped.

With Anarumo back, the Bengals will achieve an unheard-of level of consistency by keeping both coordinators around the head coach. As Hobson notes, this length of consistency in this regard hasn’t happened since the Paul Brown days.

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