Is Zac Taylor really on the hot seat?

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(11-12-2024, 01:49 PM)Whatever Wrote: Lou will go first.  The defense is far and away the weak link in the team despite most of the premium draft capital being spent there the past several years.  Until Lou is gone, Zac's seat isn't even warm.

This is the correct approach. One would think a team which scores almost 30 points per game would be better than 4-6 but here we are. It takes solid defense from front to back to win in the AFC North and let’s be honest: Zac is 10-21 against the AFC North and the majority of those losses were solidly on the lack of defense. I still claim Zac rebuilt the Bengals to compete in the NFC West.

Unlike the NFC West, the AFC North still plays smashmouth football more often than not and the Bengals aren’t built to do this anymore.

The team needs a defensive coordinator who can coach his players into physical play against both run and pass. That’s unfortunately not Lou.