(01-05-2021, 01:07 PM)Sled21 Wrote: That "some podcast" is actually the NFL channel on Sirius.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Kirwan

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Miller_(quarterback)

(01-05-2021, 01:37 PM)Wes Mantooth Wrote: Great.  So their position is that to be a great head coach you have to be a great leader?  What's their next segment, water is wet?

What has Zac Taylor shown that leads you to believe he's a great leader?  How does their (obvious) assessment support your opinion of him?

Just for conversation's sake, let's agree Zac Taylor is a "great leader".  Man, I would sure hate to see this team if he was just an average leader.  We may have never won a single game.

(01-05-2021, 01:56 PM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: The entire reason Taylor was brought in was supposed to be he his young, innovative offensive mind...

(01-05-2021, 01:57 PM)bengalfan74 Wrote: And he's turned out to only be young.

(01-04-2021, 11:02 PM)Sled21 Wrote: I close to verbatim as I can remember them saying.... "If you aren't good at offensive or defensive playcalling, it doesn't matter, because you can learn those things. What is important is being able to lead a locker room and get them to believe in you. You can be an offensive or defensive genius, but if you cannot lead men then stay a coordinator, because you will fail as a head coach."

Kinda what I said the other day about coaches can get better. It's being able to get a team to buy in that's important.

So blast away, Jim and Pat agree with me.  

(01-05-2021, 01:57 PM)bengalfan74 Wrote: And he's turned out to only be young.

(01-05-2021, 02:13 PM)Wes Mantooth Wrote: Nah, he's been offensive too.

(01-05-2021, 12:07 PM)ochocincos Wrote: I agree with that statement that that is important, but record is the most important.
Players may believe in you and buy into your vision, but if you're not putting out results year after year, it's going to affect revenue/interest.
Fans want to see their team get into the playoffs and ideally win in the playoffs.

Taylor needs to get this team to .500 or above in 2021. No more excuses.

(01-05-2021, 03:09 PM)rfaulk34 Wrote: If healthy in 2021, a .500 season would be a failure.

(01-05-2021, 02:24 PM)bengalfan74 Wrote: In a different way, absolutely.

I just have zero faith this guy is ever going to turn this team around. When we start the season out next year 1-5 we're going to be right back where we are now and another wasted season from MB.

(01-05-2021, 03:28 PM)Bengalholic Wrote: Keeping Lou tells me Zac still doesn't get it. He desperately needs a veteran, experienced DC at his side...but his ego and stubbornness isn't going to allow that to happen. He decided instead to stick with Lou, a guy who is no threat to him. 

What other NFL team would keep a HC with a .203 win % and a DC who's unit gave up 4,750 yards rushing in 2 years? It would be comical as hell...if this wasn't the team I've spent 36 years of my life rooting for.  

Quote:"I do think that there's a heavy and high dose of respect between Zac Taylor and Lou Anarumo," Dave Lapham said. "They've coached with each other in the past and I think they're confidants to each other. They run opposite side of the football ideas by each other. I think they feel like there's trust there."

(01-05-2021, 11:18 AM)Big_Ern Wrote: Remember ZT's comical attempt at leadership when he tried to rally the troops after he got the franchise's knee shredded? Real braveheart shit right there and the team responded...

(01-05-2021, 04:59 PM)jj22 Wrote: And look at how they played after.

Leadership comes with success (it's earned).