Why Bengals DC Lou Anarumo could become a head coach this cycle

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CINCINNATI -- At the end of each of the last two seasons, Lou Anarumo's stock as a head coach soared as the Cincinnati Bengals made deep playoff runs.

Anarumo was a finalist for the Arizona Cardinals vacancy last year that went to Jonathan Gannon. This year, it's harder to gauge where the fifth-year defensive coordinator stands after the Bengals missed the playoffs for the first time in three seasons. With a young secondary earning on the job experience, Cincinnati had a league-worst 6.1 yards allowed per play.

But in coach Zac Taylor's eyes, the year's results shouldn't diminish why Anarumo, along with offensive coordinator Brian Callahan, should still be…