Does he stay or does he go?

[samhain]

(11-21-2021, 11:51 AM)fredtoast Wrote: I don't know why so many people think the Bengals will keep Taylor if he wins 8 games.

No Bengal coach has returned after 3 losing seasons since Shula almost THIRTY years ago.  Plus the Bengals have NEVER spent on free agents like they did with Taylor.  I think the will expect more results from their investment.

Because it's still easy for them to justify.  8 games is twice as many as last year, and an improvement, regardless of the optics to those of us watching games.  They made it clear that they did not enjoy the hiring process when Marvin left.  It was obvious that they'd have rather been doing something other than assembling a brand new staff.  

I'll grant that things may be different now.  They've done a lot in the last 2 years that is out of line with the same old Bengals standard operating procedure.  Maybe you are correct.  Maybe Elizabeth will tell mom, dad, and gramps that they need to react quickly to get someone in there that can steer the talent they've accumulated at a more expedient pace toward a title.  You never know.