Zac got robbed

[*PhilHos*]

(02-11-2022, 01:38 PM)fredtoast Wrote: They guy who got robbed was Eagles Nick Sirianni.

Took over a team that just won 4 games last year.

Had to play with a roster that had $64 million in dead cap space.  Their active payroll this year ($102 million) was only about 2/3rds of the Bengals ($154 million).  How many games do we win if you take away players making $52 million?

Still made the playoffs IN HIS FIRST SEASON AS HEAD COACH.

Not to mention he did that with Jalen Hurts as QB. 

(02-11-2022, 01:45 PM)fredtoast Wrote: No he was not.

The line on Bengals wins before the season was 6.5.  That is just 2 games under .500.

So, EVERYONE was expecting the Bengals to have 6.5 wins? I'm not talking about "the line". I'm talking about the expectations of the analysts and pundits. Most of whom were predicting 3-5 wins.

(02-11-2022, 01:45 PM)fredtoast Wrote: No one is disputing that the expectations were wrong.  The question is "why".  In Zacs case there is some proof that the improvement was due to better health and more talent.

You seriously want to argue that the addition of Chase, Hendrickson, Ogunjobi, and Reif, plus full healthy seasons from Reader, Williams, Uzomah, and Burrow did not have anything with the increase in our win totals?

You seriously want to argue that Zac didn't recognize there were parts of the team needing upgarded? That Zac played absolutely no part in drafting players or bringing in free agents? That Tobin or Katie just signed these guys on their own with absolutely no input from Zac? That if it were up to Zac, the Bengals would roll with the exact same team as last year? Seriously?