If I were in charge of the Bengals today

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(02-14-2022, 09:46 PM)Joelist Wrote: I think my first order of business would have been to call Zac Taylor, Brian Callahan and Frank Pollack in for all day meetings,

For Pollack I would literally challenge him to explain why he should be retained on staff given the line performance. I'm not going in pre-decided to can him but if the answers are not good ones he's gone right then and there. After that it would be a review of all prospective Free Agents to start the process of identifying targets NOT BASED ON MONEY but based on who they believe will best fit the system and do it well.

For Taylor I would blast him good over doing absolutely nothing to defang the pass rush. One screen? No rollouts? No RPO concepts? Then he gets his extension but also gets removed from play calling and the job search starts for a REAL offensive coordinator.

Then I personally call Burrow and tell him not to worry - the blocking was unacceptable and no matter what it takes the line is getting fixed.

That's Day One.

Weren't there more screens than just one?
I thought there were.
Mixon had 5 receptions for a total of one yard. Pretty much all of those receptions wouldn't have come on anything other than a screen.
Evans' one reception was just for three yards. I thought that was a screen too but maybe it was a different short route, can't remember.
The only thing I remember for Evans was that missed pass.

I think the opposing defense just did a really good job of shutting down Taylor's offense in the 2nd half.

Pollack's strength in coaching is clearly the run game.
The run game was going mostly smooth too, but leaning on Perine at the end just wasn't a good idea. He just doesn't run with power like you would think of a 240 lb RB.