I believe and so do players

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(01-04-2021, 08:30 PM)MileHighGrowler Wrote: So we'll ignore point number 1 and just go straight for 2.  Let's see what the OP had as far as positives...

1) Consistency - Heh, we have consistency all right.  Consistently sucking, but it's consistent! 


2) Zac has been calling good games - Maybe?  Not sure I can really stand behind that, seeing how the offense ranked through the year, the lack of or terrible halftime adjustments and the fact that it appears the team simply stumbled into a couple of wins at the end of the year.  I guess you could say time will tell if he's improving on that front, but the sample size of 32 games and 6 wins among them doesn't seem to indicate he's calling good games.  

3) Comparing an NBA record (in a 72 game season) to an NFL record with 16 games - Hmm, okay.  But what I really see from that comment is that fans of even the Sacramento Kings (who aren't lighting the world on fire) demand more of their team than Bengals fans.

4) Don't compare Gase and Taylor - I don't know why not.  Gase won 10 games his first year as a HC.  But we have to give Taylor at least 3 years to hit .500 because he's new?  

5) Let's be optimistic about the draft and FA - We can be, but both are unknowns and have zero to do with Zac being retained as the HC. 


So when I look at that list, I don't really see anything that stands out to me as a reason to be optimistic other than that I hope for the best for this team.  Which is why I don't like Zac.  I don't think he can bring this team even close to the best it can be.  

Young team stars have publicly pledged their support

Managed to win games this year with 2-3 string players

FO pledging to be active in FA

It's only been 2 years.


I guess if youdon't want to see positives in the OP, you won't