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But the Cincinnati Bengals' offensive and defensive coordinators have much more in common than that.
Both are the sons of coaches. Both took similar routes to the NFL. And both have the utmost confidence they can revive a Bengals team which finished 4-11-1 in 2008.
Bratkowski, entering his ninth season as the team's offensive coordinator, said their confidence comes from their backgrounds as coaches' sons.
His father, Zeke, spent 14 years as NFL quarterback and 26 years as an NFL assistant.
"Anybody that goes into the same profession as their father, whether it's a plumber, stockbroker, insurance salesman—if you do anything your father did you know the ropes," he said.
Despite their similarities, however, Bratkowski and Zimmer enter 2009 at far different points in their career.
Bratkowski, once considered something of a genius, has fallen out of favor with Cincinnati's fan base. The Bengals trudged to...
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