A Pattern is Emerging

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(09-19-2022, 04:36 PM)Fan_in_Kettering Wrote: In 2021 the Bengals had some slow starts and wild finishes and more often than not they came away with a win.  The last time this happened was in the AFC Championship; unfortunately the Rams figured things out and won the Super Bowl.  What did the Rams do?  They played Cover One and Cover Two and took away the big play.  

Guess what?  The Steelers and Cowboys played mostly Cover Two thereby taking away the big play — and the Jets and Dolphins will do the same this week and the next.  The Rams won 23-20, the Steelers won 23-20, and the Cowboys won 20-17. The last three games were lost by three points each but in actual fact the games were only close because the Cincinnati defense played well; not fantastic but “good enough.”

With Joe Burrow, Ja’Marr Chase, Tee Higgins, Joe Mixon, Hayden Hurst, and Tyler Boyd one might think the Bengals should be able to score more than 20 points per game but unfortunately that’s wishful thinking.  The offensive line is so putrid only a few play calls can be made safely.

This offense is a sitting, wounded duck. It’s a national embarrassment.  Did Zac Taylor learn nothing from Sean McVay?

I know I'm drastically jumping ahead, but at what record midway through the season or at the end of the season would (or should) the Bengals consider moving on from Taylor?

I'd lean toward if the team already had 6+ losses by the Bye week (3-6 or worse), or double-digit losses by season's end.