Zac deserves a lot of credit

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(03-17-2025, 09:52 AM)rupethereitis Wrote: Could any previous Bengals coach get this done under Mike Brown?  The only one that I think would have had a chance was Marvin, and don't think he could have.  I was not a fan of the Taylor hire, but  Zac is responsible for a lot of the culture change for the Bengals.  He's a player's coach, he's developed a family atmosphere, and he seems to legitimately care about the players, the fans, and the organization itself.  Did he luck out with getting Burrow, Higgings, and Chase?  Yes.  Would those three have a super bowl if they were together on the Chiefs or Steelers?  Probably.  He has fostered a culture where these guys want to stay together and that says a lot.  You can tell the players appreciate and respect him.  They seem to go to bat for him.  There is a ton that he can improve on; slow starts, position coach loyalty, the draft, to name a few.  Some out of his control, I would imagine.  I can only name one guy that, character wise, has blown up on him.  Burton.  

A lot of credit has to be given to the Brown family as well.  They have allowed Zac to modernize the Bengals, to an extent, and you can see honest efforts in they way are doing things in comparison to the past.  

Will it all work out?  I still have my doubts as there are a ton of holes to fill.  At least we have a shot now.

(03-17-2025, 09:55 AM)WeezyBengal Wrote: Zack has nothing to do with it.

Bengals fans should be thanking Tee, Jamar, Burrow, and their agent.

They basically heald the Bengals hostage into giving them no choice to sign them. Burrow was applying public pressure, Jamar said im not signing here if you don't sign Tee as well. The front office had no choice.

(03-17-2025, 10:46 AM)rupethereitis Wrote: That is a valid point.  But were those players a part of the negative culture that he was determined to change?  Sure winning has a lot to do with Joe, Ja'Marr and Tee.   Winning was happening with Palmer, Housh, and Ocho.   Then the tires fell off.  Zach has to be given some credit here.

I think it’s naive to think Zac didn’t have anything to do with this and naive to think he had a lot. The head coach has a lot to do with the roster. Who to keep.He is behind the 3.They have a strong relationship. Wait until the presser.  He knows the 3 wanted it. He pushed it. But of course Joe & Chase were more important. Tee wanted to stay and changing agents gave them only one to work with. Ownership was stupid not getting this done earlier. But in the end they couldn’t deny Zac, Duke, and the 3. Wasn’t going to happen. But to disregard Zac’s change in culture is silly. The culture changed when we changed the roster. Of course Joe & the others contributed. But it’s been mentioned that it was Zac who told the scouting department to look at mannerisms and recruit captains and players that loved ball from winning college teams.