simply cannot fathom a 1st time NFL head coach not being able to reel in the DC, the most important hire of his staff........Sean McVay's message to his assistants was 'always be ready'.
Well.........#Bengals

— Lance McAlister (@LanceMcAlister) February 14, 2019

Day 10 and Zac Taylor is fishing for defensive coordinators.
So much for executing a plan.#Bengals

— Lance McAlister (@LanceMcAlister) February 14, 2019

no other way to present this:
It is a bad look for Zac and #Bengals

— Lance McAlister (@LanceMcAlister) February 14, 2019

At this point I'd fear the #Bengals hiring a DC out of desperation.....someone with the Tuberville mindset of .....'sure, I'll take it....collect a paycheck, play some golf and coast towards the sunset.'

— Lance McAlister (@LanceMcAlister) February 14, 2019

(02-14-2019, 11:46 PM)TSwigZ Wrote: It’s odd he’s not wrong

(02-15-2019, 12:24 AM)bfine32 Wrote: The "fire Marvin Lewis" think these threads are too much.

(02-15-2019, 08:20 AM)Jason_NC Wrote: It's not like Zac had nothing going on between the day he was chosen and the day he was hired.

(02-15-2019, 06:22 AM)BonnieBengal Wrote: If experience was the most important thing, we'd have kept Marvin and a slew of other coaches who had been here for years.  We have been screaming for changes on the coaching staff, and now that we are getting them, it's not the time to complain or get worried.  Some coaches have made the rounds on the coaching merry-go-round for years on different teams and are hired because of their "experience."  Instead, we're going to have a young staff, and they will need some time, but I'd rather start from scratch with someone who is a good fit for the team.  If Taylor is getting to make that call, that is HUGE.  Let him do his job.  McCallister's hissy fit is ridiculous

Quote:Cincinnati Bengals: Zac Taylor

I saved the Bengals for last in hopes that, by allowing more time, I might understand how Zac Taylor became an NFL head coach when less than 10 years ago, he was a graduate assistant at Texas A&M. Usually, coaches with meteoric rises (like Sean McVay) have past performances that justify that ascent. However in Taylor’s case, there were no surges, just lousy offensive football at every stop until he reached Los Angeles. And the more authority he achieved, the less productive the team became.

In those 10 years, Taylor has been a coordinator twice. In 2015, Taylor was the offensive coordinator of the 6-10 Miami Dolphins. That year, the Dolphins scored 20 or fewer points 12 times and were just 63-for-205 on third down (30.7 percent). You might believe that Dolphins team was not talented, but with the likes of running backs Lamar Miller and Jay Ajayi, as well as receivers Jarvis Landry and Kenny Stills, the Fins scored just 310 points all year, averaged 19.4 for the season and could barely convert third downs.

At the University of Cincinnati in 2016, Taylor inherited a team that scored 440 points the year before. However, the next season, under the direction of Taylor, the Bearcats scored 232 points for the season, had four games in which they scored fewer than 10 points, and were 69-for-182 on third down, converting just 37.9 percent.

So with these less-than-impressive numbers, how did Taylor become a head coach? The only logical answer: “the Sean McVay factor,” since Taylor was the quarterback coach in Los Angeles during the last two seasons.

Look, I am not some old NFL veteran who does not believe youth deserves its opportunity, but did anyone watch the Super Bowl this year? And let’s say Taylor is the second coming of Sean; wouldn’t that brilliance show up in Miami during the ‘15 campaign, or on the campus of the University of Cincinnati? If McVay was coaching at either place, I bet the numbers would be way different.

How can this work in Cincinnati now? The Bengals needed a tough coach. They needed a drill instructor to get their team to become more disciplined and focused. The Bengals have talent but lack attention to detail on both sides of the ball. They might believe Taylor will bring out the best in Andy Dalton. But even if Dalton’s play improves, who will keep the team in line and handle the different personalities? Can Taylor do this? Call me skeptical.

The other area in which Taylor lacks experience and expertise in is player personnel. And in Cincinnati, the head coach and staff must be good coaches but also good evaluators because the front office relies on their opinions. With the right head coach and staff, this could prove to be an effective way of team building. But with the wrong crew, this could become toxic fast.

I wish I were more optimistic about the Bengals’ future, but this move reminds me of when Bengals owner Mike Brown hired David Shula in 1992 at the tender age of 32, passing on Bill Cowher. Brown felt that he and Shula shared the same background, being sons of famous coaches. Shula lasted four-plus seasons and had a career record of 19-52. I keep looking for reasons why this time might be different. Unfortunately, I cannot find any.

Eight new coaches in one year. Why do I have a feeling one of these eight might just become one and done and the remaining might only have two seasons to prove they belong?

(02-15-2019, 01:39 AM)Passepartout Wrote: Wonder what Paul Brown would think if he were still alive? He would be shaken in his grave.

(02-15-2019, 12:12 AM)HarleyDog Wrote: Yes he is. Let ZT do his thing. We can judge later if it doesn’t come to fruition. I’m not happy at all about all this. He’s been praised for his football knowledge. I figured there would be a plan in place like L.M. Said. But, something either made him change his mind or the BS spewed by the media to a very hungry Bengals fanbase, has been nothing but speculations and, well, like I said, “BS.”