Zac Taylor is the 15th NFL coach to begin his career 0-7. Only 2...

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(10-21-2019, 10:31 PM)GreenCornBengal Wrote: I think ZT could be a good coach down the road. Here are some reasons to give him the benefit of the doubt:

• He started behind the clock vs experienced veteran coaches and had last pick of what assistant coaches were left. Didn't get the best start there.
• His latency to the job may have stunted his free agency plan, Perhaps with more time, he gets a beneficial FA
• His overall #1 Draft pick got hurt right away.
• His best player got hurt right away.
• He has caught some tough breaks, particularly his QB turning the ball over at the end of games
  

On the flip side, his team hasn't shown much discipline, and there seems to be something going on with the OL that he hasn't taken care of within the personnel. Something smells fishy and it starts with Jim Turner. Guys quitting, the injury bug with Glenn, plain bad play by the rest. Good coaches fix those issues. Zac hasn't done that. 

I say keep Zac going, give him a full off-season to rest for a minute. He went from losing a Super Bowl to coaching the Bengals in the flash of a second. He is learning a lot of lessons this season, the HARD way, but sometimes people are resilient. We'll have to wait and see what the overlord decides to do with Zac.

You know, everyone talks about the Super Bowl being a huge excuse for the terrible staff...but other teams skirt that rule all the time and ask the HC in waiting who they want the staff to be. With the way he hired friends, I doubt that many of his preferred guys got hired elsewhere.

The playcalling has been terrible. It hasn't improved either. He needs replaced as OC.