Shout out for Zac Taylor

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(9 hours ago)NUGDUKWE Wrote: True. I'm not saying the defense wasn't the reason we didn't make the playoffs and that I don't think we needed to move on from Lou. I'm just saying that while the defense really really struggled at times they still did enough to win or gave the offense to win and we failed.
1: New England we only allowed 16pts so I think we put that on the offense.
2:KC we lost 25-26 with a fumble for a score and still made kc punt up 2 giving the offense a chance to drive and end it.
3:1st Ravens game lost in overtime as we all know and while the defense couldn't stop anything in the 2nd half they got the turnover in OT giving a chance to win. 
4: Chargers a game that we really needed to win. The defense forced three punts later in the 2nd half with the game tied. 
So the defense was a huge issue but the offense failed in big situations in tight games this season. This was called out at times by people that cover the Bengals during the season. 

Ok ... definitely agree with 1, although the D got GASHED, and the fumble in 2 was huge. I put 3 squarely on the high paid kicker. 4 was the only game I didn't watch. Fair enough, but you can't average 27.8 (especially when you only scored 10 in game one) and lose 8 games. The defense just couldn't get off the field or get stops most games.