Shout out for Zac Taylor

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(01-05-2025, 07:18 PM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: Having a triple crown WR, plus the sacks leader (not to mention Burrow 1st in yards & TD’s), and STILL not making the playoffs in a format with an extra wild card is quite an indictment of the HC. Every coach in the league would kill to have all that.

I’d argue it’s more the front office, but Mike, Katie, Troy, Mike Jr., and Duke aren’t going to fire themselves. The front office is the biggest impediment to team success. That said, Zac’s notorious slow starts and absolute reliance on shotgun hurt as well. On the surface the Bengals are nowhere near as creative offensively as the Reid/McVay/McDaniel/Johnson-led offenses. At some point the coach is the coach. I don’t care if Burrow wants 5 guys in the route on every play, with a dogshit line you have to protect your QB situationally better.