Glowing endorsements for new Bengals offensive line coach Scott Peters roll in from franchise legends and more
Early indicators point to the Cincinnati Bengals getting it right by hiring of offensive line coach Scott Peters. Judging any NFL coaching hires hours after the fact is a risky venture, but it's notable when accredited sources on the subject have nothing but immediate and effusive praise about the hire. That's what the Bengals were […]
Early indicators point to the Cincinnati Bengals getting it right by hiring of offensive line coach Scott Peters.
Judging any NFL coaching hires hours after the fact is a risky venture, but it's notable when accredited sources on the subject have nothing but immediate and effusive praise about the hire.
That's what the Bengals were met with upon hiring Peters Monday morning.
For starters, former Bengals o-line coach Jim McNally has a case to be Peters' biggest fan. McNally spent the first 15 of his 28 years coaching in Cincinnati from 1980-94, developing the likes of Anthony Munoz and Max Montoya and coming close to two Super Bowl wins.
Soon after the hire was official, one of the most respected o-line coaches of all-time had some bold words about Peters.
McNally actually coached Peters when the latter was a guard for the New York Giants in 2003, McNally's third and final year coaching for the club. Now 81, McNally relayed to Bengals.com's Geoff Hobson that he connected Peters to Bill Callahan, which led to Callahan hiring Peters as a consultant when he was coaching in Washington.
"I told Bill Callahan about him," McNally said to Bengals.com's Geoff Hobson. "And he went and met him and brought him to Washington."
To garner the approval and respect of Callahan is no small matter. If there is a list of o-line coaches with superior bonafides than McNally, it's the current o-line coach for the Tennessee Titans.
Neither one got to coach Willie Anderson during his potential Hall of Fame career, but Anderson is also a big supporter of the Peters hire.
Anderson's playing career went a lot better than Peters', but the two have become renowned development specialists in their post-playing days. Anderson has preferred to stay in the training sector instead of coaching for a team, but Peters will get his second chance in as many years to build his own unit. He spent the 2024 season as the New England Patriots o-line coach and was allowed to pursue other options when head coach Jerod Mayo was fired.
Despite only five total years of coaching in the NFL, Peters' teachings and expertise has gotten around. Per Locked on Bengals host Jake Liscow, Peters is renowned for not only his individual technique tricks, but ability to adapt scheme to personnel.
We won't know for sure how Peters fares in Cincinnati until the games are being played again, but on the surface, the Bengals added a very competent coach with a unique background and tool belt for teaching. That's reason enough to warrant optimism for such an important hire.
Bengals’ new offensive line coach comes with a background Cincinnati knows well, but there’s a big question hanging over him
Cincinnati hires a former assistant from the AFC North.
