Losing Gamblers who lose big

[THE PISTONS]

(12-10-2020, 11:51 AM)ochocincos Wrote: The hiring of Taylor I think would have been better if he brought in proven coordinators with him.

Unfortunately, he really took the gamble by bringing in guys he was familiar with but didn't necessarily have a great resume for success for the roles they were taking. Anarumo was a fine DB coach but he had basically no success as a DC before coming in. We all know Turner's reputation coming in. And Taylor gambled on himself calling plays rather than having an experienced, proven offensive playcaller.

I blame the front office for taking a gamble on an inexperienced person, but I put just as much, if not more blame on Taylor for the staff he chose and continues to keep.

I think a lot of people in the NFL sniffed out that this was going to fail and didn't want to associate with it.

There were a bunch of articles written about how this was a bad hire at the time. A lot of the board just didn't want to hear it.

I guess the Bengals sterling reputation in decisions was beyond reproach!