12-28-2021, 12:42 PM
(12-28-2021, 12:35 PM)CardCounterChris Wrote: I'm not basing my thoughts on Zac Taylor based on his wins and losses. That's the point. I'm looking at his play calling. I'm looking at the decisions he made in game. I'm looking at how he's managed challenges, timeouts, etc. I'm looking if the team comes out looking prepared. There are things that he's done well. There's some things he's done really poorly.
In the above comments I noted I have less issue with him as a head coach and more as a play caller. That's after looking at all of the things above. I get it. Bengals fans don't get a lot to be excited for. I've been watching for the past 27 years. I'm not trying to rain on the happiness, but "win game, coach good" is a terrible take.
Will Zac get better? Will he grow? Will I like him more in time? Maybe. I don't "have to be right". I'm not vindictive. My only fear is that we have the equivalent of Bugatti of a team and we may ruin it because we were too quick to keep a potato of a play caller. Hopefully I'm wrong in time (like I was about Eli Apple), but as of now, he's questionable at best.
Your point is not invalid. When I look at some plays, I scratch my head. But, playcalling is something a coach improves with experience. Other intangibles, the coach either has them or he doesn't. Taylor has all the intangibles, his vision for the locker room, his ability to get players to listen to him and buy into what he's selling, his relationship with his Quarterbacks, his drafting and input on the right Free Agents... Taylor has all of this, his experience with calling NFL games will only get better.
