Smooth sailing or bumpy ride?

[THE PISTONS]

(09-08-2019, 02:25 PM)Fan_in_Kettering Wrote: My guess is it might take the first half of the season.  We got spoiled in 2003-2006 with Marvin Lewis’ almost instant success.  I don’t necessarily expect a huge turnaround at first.

I think that's fans way of hedging their bets on Taylor.

Essentially: 'He's an upgrade on Marvin, but might start slow.'

The Bengals changed coaches last year and people still had high expectations for them.