Cincinnati Bengals defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo put on a master-class showing on Sunday during the team’s big win over the San Francisco 49ers.
While much of the attention after the game rightfully centered on Joe Burrow and his complete comeback from injury, there were a few folks praising Anarumo’s ability to shutter an offense led by Christian McCaffrey.
On “Good Morning Football,” Peter Schrager was one of those: “Tony Romo said on the CBS broadcast, ‘Lou Anarumo, you are gonna be a head coach next year’…and he’s right. He probably should have been one this year. That’s okay. The D is clicking and Bengals fans are just fine with him in Cincinnati.”
The full clip is certainly worth a watch:
"Tony Romo said on the CBS broadcast, 'Lou Anarumo, you are gonna be a head coach next year'…and he's right. He probably should have been one this year. That's okay. The D is clicking and @Bengals fans are just fine with him in Cincinnati. "
– @PSchrags pic.twitter.com/FOdqsREyX6— Good Morning Football (@gmfb) October 30, 2023
It was a little surprising this past offseason that Anarumo didn’t land a head-coaching gig, but he missed out at a time when defensive minds aren’t getting many of the jobs.
The Bengals can’t complain, of course. He’s back, enabling the team to have more coaching consistently than most contenders ever enjoy and doing things like Sunday, helping key a big win over a contender on the road.
