Duke Tobin

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(03-29-2021, 05:25 PM)HarleyDog Wrote: Don't think you guys are giving ZT a fair shake. Has he made mistakes? Oh, heck yeah. He's only been a HC for 2yrs and his 1st was not an ideal situation. Second year, a little better scenario but still a system he wants to run without players who fit those roles and a few leftover spoiled vets who were from the Marvin era of vets playing and rookies sitting. I think we will see a great improvement this year. If I'm wrong, then I'm wrong and will eat crow. Yet, he seems to be getting the Browns to move more than usual and actually take an interest in winning.

Taylor gets 3 (possibly more) years to try to finally get the team back to a winning record, but the fans have had to be the ones to suffer through the growing pains.

I think people were cautiously optimistic with the Taylor hire because they thought 1) he learned under McVay, and 2) would bring in an established DC (and possibly OC).

Things started going south when he brought in a no-name guy to be DC and a controversial OL coach. Then, he showed through his first season that he isn't nearly the offensive playcaller that McVay is.

The reality is that even though this new regime has been bottom-third in the league in both offense and defense during Taylor's tenure. If both of those don't get into the Top 20 this year, it will be another seasons of falling below expectations.