Zac Taylor's Play Calling In OT Was Unforgivable

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(12-15-2021, 08:45 PM)bfine32 Wrote: It has nothing to do with "exact words". He clearly explained why it was NOT a mistake to call a run; it's what the D gave us.

I invite rational discussion about the future of Zac and I've mentioned numerous times that our lack of executing early in games is concerning. But he did not state he made a mistake as people, for some reason, try to assert and it damn sure wasn't unforgivable. We were ahead of the chains with a 3rd and 3. 

From the Bengals website with quotes from Zac:

Quote:"Two things can be true," Taylor said Monday. "You can believe in your run game and your running back and offense line and you can also put the ball in your quarterback's hands because in 15 years we think this guy, we think we are going to look back and he's going to be a Hall of Fame type quarterback. Give him a chance to win the game."


So, yeah. Instead of run running back Joe Mixon on second down from the 49ers 22 for three yards, Taylor would have taken a shot if he had to do it again.
And, let's face it. With four wild games left, he probably will.
"Put the ball in his hands. Give him the second down and third down to go get the touchdown and maybe you walk off the game with a walk-off touchdown and the game is over," Taylor said.

Zac's reflection demonstrates awareness he might have chosen to pass instead of run. He's using qualifying phrases like "Two things can be true" to absolve himself of the mistake, or what you see as him clearly explaining why it was not a mistake. He's also simultaneously admitting the mistake by saying he could have given Burrow the chance to win. It's a bit pretentious to imply you're having rational discussion and others are not because a difference of opinion exists about Zac's actions and words. Just because you've convinced yourself you are right, it doesn't give you liberty to state others are irrational. I too invite rationale discussion and that comprises not persisting someone else's views are wrong based on a difference of opinion.