Can a HC have long-term success under the Bengals structure?

[*psychdoctor*]

The short answer is this: The Bengals will not make it to the Superbowl under Mike Brown.

Mike Brown is 84 years of age and sleeps at games. The CEO and Owner of a business that is struggling to meet its goals was caught on camera snoozing. Brown was not angry, was not standing in disbelief of the Bengals poor performance...he was sleeping.

He has been the figurehead for nearly 30 years. From 1991 to 2004, the Bengals did not have a winning record. 14 years of not having a winning record yet it took the Front Office 13 years to go outside the organization to select a new Head Coach. The Bengals went from laughing stock to respectability back to laughing stock. Change is at a glacier pace yet evolution does not occur with the Cincinnati Bengals. The Front Office may want to win but there is no urgency to win.

There is no competent GM. The front office meets with Taylor daily which indicates a micromanagement style by a group of business people not football people. Taylor is energetic, idealistic, and will view the Front Office in a positive light. Taylor is blinded by his opportunity to be a Head Coach in the NFL and views his lack of success in terms of inexperience and not in terms of aging talent. There is a reason why several position coaches refused to become part of the Bengal Organization.

There are a couple weeks until trade deadline ends. Fans will see how serious the Front Office is about winning. If no trades occur then the team will continue down this road of close game moral victories. If no one is fired by the end of the year, and if they do not bring in top quality FA, then I would assume all is normal and the Front Office will be content with just winning a few close games per year and simply being competitive.