01-13-2025, 03:53 PM
(01-13-2025, 03:00 PM)WeezyBengal Wrote: The "poor start" thing is such a lazy narrative.
Burrow has literally dealt with something ever year since his rookie year. Knee, wrist, apendectomy, strained calf, etc.
They start slow because he has started slow. And its not like this team has started 0-4 every year to start the year. They've been OK.
2021: 3-1
2022: 2-2
2023: 1-3
2024: 0-4
Like I get it, more urgency would be a great thing...but its been a couple years of slow starts...mainly due to our QB not being able to move from the pocket for half the year and him recovering from/having to learn how to deal with a rare significant wrist injury.
Don't forget 2019-2020:
2019: 0-4
2020: 1-2-1
Starting at least 2-2 or better in the Taylor era are the only two seasons in which the Bengals have made the playoffs and also double-digit wins.
Zac Taylor 2019-2020: 6 total wins
Zac Taylor 2021-2022: Double-digit wins each season, plus 5 postseason wins
Zac Taylor 2023: 9 wins despite losing Burrow half the season
Zac Taylor 2024: Started 1-4. Ended 9-8 but barely missed playoffs
Changes needed to do better in Sept/Oct moving forward.
Sorry for Party Rocking!
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Zac Taylor 2021-2022: Double-digit wins each season, plus 5 postseason wins
Zac Taylor 2023: 9 wins despite losing Burrow half the season
Zac Taylor 2024: Started 1-4. Ended 9-8 but barely missed playoffs
Changes needed to do better in Sept/Oct moving forward.
Sorry for Party Rocking!
