Things Zac Taylor knew

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Zac Taylor knew that Burrow leads the league in QB hits.

Zac Taylor knew that Burrow is second in the NFL in sacks taken.

Zac Taylor knew that Washington has one of the more dangerous pass rushes in the NFL.

Zac Taylor knew that Burrow had thrown the ball more than any other QB, save for 1 or 2 (he currently leads the league but Brady was on bye this week).

Zac Taylor knew that Burrow had just tweaked his ankle against Pittsburgh because he was being harassed by the defensive players.

Zac Taylor knew that, all season, Burrow has not been getting the calls for roughing the passer and unnecessary roughness. This has been evident throughout the season, even with Burrow commenting on it against Philly in his mic'd up session.

Zac Taylor knew that not running the ball at all, even when you're in a tight game or leading, allows pass rushers to pin their ears back.

Zac Taylor knew that defensive players pride themselves on "teaching the rookies."

Zac Taylor knew that this offensive line was not NFL ready (or at least he should have known, since he was the one coaching them.)

Zac Taylor knows the game of football.

Let's not pretend for one second that Zac Taylor did not have an inkling that this may happen when you throw a rookie QB into the fray with an awful offensive line, ask him to throw it 40+ times a game and be the savior to your coaching career, which to this point had been one of the most putrid in NFL history.

Just fire him. We don't need ZT to be awful. We can do that on our own. At least get a head coach that respects his players and attempts to protect them.