12-06-2021, 06:16 PM
(12-06-2021, 10:58 AM)GreenCornBengal Wrote: I get this sentiment but I never understand why ZT conversations come up after games where turnovers were the key reason for the loss. ZTs game plan had Chase wide open early in the game. ZTs game plan had them within 2 points after falling way down. ZTs game plan wasn’t what threw the pick in the end zone…. I just can’t pin this one on ZT, in fact, if his players executed the game coulda been easily the Bengals IMO.
This feels like selectively giving credit for the good and removing the bad though.
Zac isn't the offensive coordinator, he's the head coach. So that 24-0 early deficit? On him. Giving up 41? On him. Offense disappearing for long stretches? Also on him.
Tbh though, I've just always been against excuses.
When a clearly talented roster stinks it up? Blame the players, sure...but when it becomes a continual problem, that's when you have to look at coaches. Then if the coach isn't fired, you have to look at ownership, because they're the ones responsible for how the entire organization is structured.
That's how accountability works in pretty much any system with a chain of command.
The training, nutrition, medicine, fitness, playbooks and rules evolve. The athlete does not.
