Zac Taylor needs to go

[*Wyche'sWarrior*]

(10-11-2020, 09:33 PM)Von Cichlid Wrote: The only precedent is 2009.  In 2008 the line got Palmer killed.  In 2009 they did not get better players (except maybe Cook over Gutcheck), but they added an extra lineman and got a downhill runner with a real chip on his shoulder.  They also simplified the offense dramatically.  What they did not do is let Palmer scramble and try to dodge pressure to find open receivers.  

Burrow's instinct is to extend plays as long as possible, and he is good at it, but that is getting him killed here in very short order.  

The team needs to do something like they did in 2009.  Get a fullback and find some downhill runners and pound the football.  Maybe they will not win many games, but they can build something fundamental that will last.  That 2009 team laid a foundation that lasted and culminated into 2015, IMO.  It's just too bad that Taylor does not have the vision to do that.

With the way our defense plays, and the ways offenses score in 2020, I'm not thinking that's gonna work very well. Back then? Yeah, an unbalanced line and pounding the rock with a top 10 defense could squeak out some close wins. With teams dropping 20-30 points on even stout defenses, I feel you'd be lucky to even win a game and tie one. Otherwise, other cellar dwellers with slightly better units than ours would be doing that. That's 11 years ago.