The Cincinnati Bengals replaced Al Golden with former 49ers assistant coach James Bettcher. He has the luxury of going from a stacked 49ers linebacker room to a very bright group of Bengals linebackers.
Bettcher even mentioned that one of the best linebackers in the NFL recognized how good of a group Bettcher was getting in Cincinnati.
“Oh man, I love those linebackers,” Pro Bowl linebacker Fred Warner told Bettcher, according to Geoff Hobson of Bengals.com.
“Me too,” Bettcher told Warner. “I’m glad you told me that.”
While Cincinnati may not have a guy with the recognition of Warner in their linebacker room, they have plenty of young linebackers on the brink of breaking out.