01-09-2022, 12:15 PM
(01-09-2022, 02:21 AM)fredtoast Wrote: Two points
1. Because this collective euphoria and confidence is identical to what happened after we blew out the Ravens to improve to 5-2. And again when we blew out the Steelers to improve to 7-4.
2. I am not being negative. In fact I am one of the people saying we have the talent to win this year. I am only being labeled as "negative" because I am not crowning Zac Taylor as a great coach yet.
Zac Taylor can’t be crowned a great coach. Don’t think anybody wants to suggest so. He’s only coached 3 years and hasn’t won a playoff game. But some are selling him short. In the last 5 years Cincy,Detroit, Jacksonville, NYG, and NYJ have all won about the same number of games. Those teams had the same opportunity in drafting high and in free agency to improve. They are still bad. Duke Tobin was in charge of Player Personnel under Marvin. I ask what has changed to turn this team around?
It’s cognitive bias by some. Taylor had a plan to change the losing culture. He wanted a locker room that hung out together (check) he wanted to draft players from winning college teams and team captains (check) he wanted free agents that were from winning teams and team leaders (check). He also brought in some great coaches ( despite his late hire his first year). But as Uzomah said and also Hubbard his consistency and Burrow said his leadership stands out.
But the narrative he should be winning because of the talent is the classic “ can’t see the trees for the forest”
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Romo “ so impressed with Zac ...1 of the best in the NFL… they are just fundamentally sound. Taylor the best winning % in the Playoffs of current coaches. Joe Burrow” Zac is the best head coach in the NFL & that gives me a lot of confidence." Taylor led the Bengals to their first playoff win since 1990, ending the longest active drought in the four major North American sports, en and appeared in Super Bowl LVI, the first since 1988.
