Will Peters be the guy who finally gets the Bengals offensive line going?
Monday morning, the Cincinnati Bengals announced that they had signed Scott Peters to be their new offensive line coach.
Peters will be joined by Michael McCarthy, who the team named assistant offensive line coach.
Peters comes to Cincinnati after spending one year as the New England Patriots’ offensive line coach. Prior to that, he was the assistant offensive line coach under Bill Callahan with the Cleveland Browns, when Cleveland consistently put out strong offensive line units.
McCarthy moved to the NFL ranks last season to join Peters in New England after being the offensive line coach at Brown for the four years prior.
Bengals fans have been laser-focused on offensive line play since Joe Burrow’s rookie year was cut short due to injury. Unfortunately, the hits have kept coming for Burrow and it is now Peters’ job to get the until to keep No. 9 upright.
Here is how Twitter reacted to the news.
We have named Scott Peters as offensive line coach and Michael McCarthy as assistant offensive line coach.
: https://t.co/d66U2i7phw pic.twitter.com/N1T9QXOCqR
— Cincinnati Bengals (@Bengals) January 20, 2025
@Bengals hired a really good Oline coach in Peters! #Whodey
— Willie Anderson (@BigWillie7179) January 20, 2025
Bengals great Willie Anderson approves of the hire, which can only be a good sign.
Scott Peters, the new offensive line coach of the Cincinnati Bengals, played OL in the NFL and is also a martial arts expert, using this training to help teach his lineman how to counter the myriad of moves defensive lineman use today.
While reviews are mixed on his latest stint… pic.twitter.com/w0sfOIh0hn
— (@BengalsCaptain) January 20, 2025
The #Bengals have hired a 2 time martial arts world champion as the New Offensive Line coach. A coach who has founded a training and development organization. This is a SERIOUS hire. He was in Cleveland when they had a top offensive line in the NFL. He himself says it’s important… pic.twitter.com/TYv1oyhcIC
— WHO DEY est. 2000 (@dpainclain) January 20, 2025
Let’s remember what a problem on the Bengals offensive line was as well last season, physicality.
Joe Burrow was getting beaten down and face masked, and what did the o-line do when they saw it? NOTHING.
Peters I feel will bring that, can’t judge him based on last season in NE https://t.co/l4mfAgWwYT
— Landon Belote (@Landon_Belote) January 20, 2025
The Bengals need more emphasis on player development, especially on the offensive line.
Adding a former player (Peters) and someone who’s mostly coached at the college level (McCarthy) is a good sign imo. They’re teachers. They understand and have worked with young players.
— Bengalscentre (@benga1scentre) January 20, 2025
One thing I absolutely love about new #Bengals OL coach Scott Peters?
He brings a background in MMA and jiu jitsu to the team, integrating into his coaching techniques.
Expect a much more violent Bengals offensive line in 2025 and beyond. Lovely news for Amarius Mims.
— Willie Lutz (@willie_lutz) January 20, 2025
I’d venture to say if OL are scientists in this analogy, Callahan/Peters are teaching PHD courses at MIT. The infrastructure and language they have in Cleveland is unique (and really freaking cool imo) https://t.co/oYc7wEBodO
— Brandon Thorn (@BrandonThornNFL) April 7, 2023
League source, approving the Bengals’ hiring Scott Peters:
– Expert pass pro technician
– Well versed in run scheme, will fit it to personnel
– Super detailed
– Takes no shit, but players will enjoy his demeanor— Jake Liscow (@JakeLiscow) January 20, 2025
Scott Peters seeing that he gets to coach Amarius Mims instead of “Michael Jordan” pic.twitter.com/3HhlcIhL7v
— gamerboy6042 (@tigerclaw888) January 20, 2025
As always, not all reviews were great…
The Patriots had the 31st ranked pass blocking offensive line and 32nd ranked run blocking offensive line in 2024, per PFF.
They also had the 30th ranked running game by EPA/play.
But at least we can look forward to this. https://t.co/AXAFnEQGg3 pic.twitter.com/CJQhWJgdFy
— Gridiron Grading (@GridironGrading) January 20, 2025
it is a bullshit hire but again what did you expect?
does anybody really believe that anybody worth their salt would want to go work with an idiot head coach, high school defense, pathetic offensive line, and a poverty stricken owner.
Bengals need to fire their idiot head coach…
— Hercules Singh (@claydeath1) January 20, 2025
The @bengals organization just cannot help themselves!! What an absolute trash hire when the offensive line has gotten Joe killed his entire career! It really is unacceptable.
— Anthony P (@Cinci_Ant) January 20, 2025
Scott Peters coached the second worst offensive line in the league last year. The Bengals had the worst offensive line, so technically, this is an improvement. https://t.co/rqCajgzvMR
— Rodney Summers Jr. (@RSumm22) January 20, 2025
— MiguelitoDeCincy (@miked4158) January 20, 2025
Now, how about drafting? Coaches play a huge role in prospect evals for the Bengals.
The Patriots had 2 of our bottom 7 OL picks by value in the 2024 Draft – Caedan Wallace and Layden Robinson.
Hard to know Peters’ role here as a new coach, but hope they weren’t his choices. pic.twitter.com/p07v0A4OR0
— Gridiron Grading (@GridironGrading) January 20, 2025
