(12-30-2020, 07:26 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Except why did Burrow get hurt? Because of a bad OL and a bad offensive playcaller.

(01-01-2021, 04:47 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: Not attempting to defend Taylor, but didn't Burrow have full capability to audible his own plays as he saw fit?  The truth of the matter is we really don't know exactly how many plays that were sent in from the sidelines actually were ran as called on the field.  For all we know, our rookie superstar might have just gambled on himself time after time.

(01-01-2021, 12:09 AM)THE PISTONS Wrote: We'll win 6 or 7 games next year and these Homer's will talk about injuries, how Burrow had no offseason, etc.

The bar is low here.

(01-01-2021, 05:59 PM)SuperBowlBound! Wrote: I always thought they sent in 2 plays to give QB the option based on his pre read.

(01-01-2021, 12:09 AM)THE PISTONS Wrote: We'll win 6 or 7 games next year and these Homer's will talk about injuries, how Burrow had no offseason, etc.

The bar is low here.

(01-01-2021, 04:47 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: Not attempting to defend Taylor, but didn't Burrow have full capability to audible his own plays as he saw fit?  The truth of the matter is we really don't know exactly how many plays that were sent in from the sidelines actually were ran as called on the field.  For all we know, our rookie superstar might have just gambled on himself time after time.

• Since 1990, 30 head coaches have started with 6 wins or less in each of their first 2 full years.
• 11 of those coaches were fired / not retained after their 2nd season.
• Of the 19 brought back for a 3rd season - 3 were fired during the year and 6 more fired at end of year.
• That's a total of 20 (out of 30) that didn't get any farther than a 3rd season.
• Of the 10 that survived a 3rd year (5 had winning seasons) - only 1 ever had another winning season with that team.
• Those 30 coaches combined for a grand total of 7 seasons with a winning record in 94 opportunities.
  

(01-01-2021, 01:58 PM)SuperBowlBound! Wrote: Stefanski inherited team that was picked to be i the playoffs the year before. The Bengals weremnot picks dto be in playoffs.
The 2019 Browns also had a 6 game suspension on Myles Garrett that would have given them more wins.
You can argue AJ green did not play but I think we can both agree that AJ is not the same level of talent these days as Myles Garrett.
Stefanski and the Browns also had a ton of money to spend on Free agents.

(01-02-2021, 12:13 AM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: Nobody would have predicted the playoffs for Cleveland had they known OBJ would miss half the season. And Garrett several games due to covid protocol. Yet they didn’t miss a beat. It’s almost like Stefanski is a really good coach or something...

(01-02-2021, 12:29 AM)bengalfan74 Wrote: Not to mention making Baker Hayfield look like he's an NFL QB

(01-01-2021, 06:43 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: So a HC/Playcaller sees his QB audible himself into passing over 40 times per game behind a shoddy line and doesn't put a stop to it? That would be a whole new problem if true, Sunset.

(01-02-2021, 12:13 AM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: Nobody would have predicted the playoffs for Cleveland had they known OBJ would miss half the season. And Garrett several games due to covid protocol. Yet they didn’t miss a beat. It’s almost like Stefanski is a really good coach or something...

(01-01-2021, 04:12 PM)Rubekahn29 Wrote: 3 teams with at least 10 win (only division) and combined 36 wins in our division (most in the league). Its not this is some dumpy division. 

But yes, he needs to make some playoff noise next year to deserve another year. He doesn't deserve one now, but he isn't going anywhere. 

(01-03-2021, 12:02 AM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Bengals are 0-3-1 against the NFC East this year, perhaps the worst division in NFL history over a two year span.

The NFC East is going to average 5.875 wins per team this year after averaging just 6 wins per team last year.

Keep in mind that the least amount of wins a division can possibly average is 3 just by sheer virtue of divisional games.

3-0-1 against the Bengals
12-12 against themselves
8-28 against everyone else

That's the dumpiest division, and they didn't get a single loss against Taylor.

(01-01-2021, 04:19 AM)Murdock2420 Wrote: I'm not a fanboy of Taylor

I don't care who the coach is, I just want the team to win.

I'm also worried about the Bengals hiring a new coach and things getting worse. 

They get a new coach and 2021 is shot while the new coach changes things up, then maybe 2022 the team competes? Then we hit the last year of Burrow on a rookie contract.

There is just no sure thing, and to keep from pulling a Cleveland on our QBs it seems like the smart move is to get a good D coordinator, a new line coach, and let the O coordinator call plays. 

(12-30-2020, 07:59 PM)Bengalholic Wrote: Yeah, the guy has a .114 win % in non-December games - .114! He's done practically nothing in each of his 2 years until the season is completely down the crapper, then he wins a couple of late season games.