The Cincinnati Bengals had a quick, effective search for a new offensive line coach in the wake of Jim Turner leaving the team.
Cincinnati settled on Frank Pollack, the man who coached the line to quality results in 2018 before leaving when Zac Taylor’s staff came aboard in a shift for the franchise.
But the Bengals didn’t perform one interview and call it a day. According to The Athletic’s Paul Dehner Jr., the team interviewed three total names:
“Pollack was one of three offensive line coaches the Bengals interviewed his week, along with Hank Fraley, who worked with the Lions this season, and Phillip Rauscher, who is still under contract as the assistant offensive line coach with the Vikings.”
We knew about Hank Fraley, a former pro player with plenty of playing experience and good coaching results in Detroit recently.
Phillip Rauscher is an interesting name though, as he’s worked with coaches like Gary Kubiak in the past and was most recently a coach in Minnesota. Interestingly, he was also line coach for Washington recently, which means he had a connection with free-agent guard Brandon Scherff, one of this year’s top names set to hit the open market.
It seemed hard for the Bengals to ignore the allure of Pollack though, who probably should have never been permitted to leave town in the first place. And he’s already of a mind to make some additions to the line this offseason.
