Zac Taylor is the front runner to win coach of the year

[*ochocincos*]

The real big thing I give Taylor and the FO credit for is who they've taken in the 1st round each year since Taylor arrived.
Williams, Burrow, and Chase are huge reasons why the Bengals are where they're at this year.

Williams is PFF's 10th highest rated LT this season.
When you look at their rankings, he's 21st OT, but 11 of the guys ahead of him are RTs.

The LTs rated higher are:
Trent Williams
Tyron Smith
Jordan Mailata
Andrew Whitworth
Rashawn Slater
Kolton Miller
Elgton Jenkins (who had only been playing LT because of Bakhtiari being out and only 496 offensive snaps)
Andrew Thomas
Charles Leno

Burrow is PFF's top rated QB this season, and you can see that level of performance on the field. Team wouldn't more than 6 wins if the Bengals had Brandon Allen out there over Burrow.

Chase really is the difference maker, IMO. His big play ability is what really has gotten the Bengals some of these extra wins. Without him, this team probably has 2-3 fewer wins even if Burrow is QB.