If I were in charge of the Bengals today

[kalibengal]

(02-14-2022, 09:46 PM)Joelist Wrote: I think my first order of business would have been to call Zac Taylor, Brian Callahan and Frank Pollack in for all day meetings,

For Pollack I would literally challenge him to explain why he should be retained on staff given the line performance. I'm not going in pre-decided to can him but if the answers are not good ones he's gone right then and there. After that it would be a review of all prospective Free Agents to start the process of identifying targets NOT BASED ON MONEY but based on who they believe will best fit the system and do it well.

For Taylor I would blast him good over doing absolutely nothing to defang the pass rush. One screen? No rollouts? No RPO concepts? Then he gets his extension but also gets removed from play calling and the job search starts for a REAL offensive coordinator.

Then I personally call Burrow and tell him not to worry - the blocking was unacceptable and no matter what it takes the line is getting fixed.

That's Day One.

A tempered down exit meeting with the coaches would be good, but its quite obvious Pollack didnt have the talent to work with at OLine.  I have faith will be addressed bigtime in offseason...even KC style maybe? But all in all this season should be celebrated as a launch point to more to come. We may not get there next yr or the next but I fully expect this team to be a contender for a long time now that the foundation is set.