How timing affects the perception of a coach

[BengalChris]

(11-27-2019, 01:05 PM)fredtoast Wrote: I am not saying I have seen anything to make me feel good about Taylor.  But I also understand that he stepped into an absolute shit storm.  The roster was a mess BEFORE we lost Green, Glenn, Boling, Williams, and Ross.  A team that lived by the draft was getting almost zero production from 4 of its last 5 first round picks.  They couldn't get any decent assistant coaches for his staff.  The front office did not sign any decent free agents.  He had no chance.

Would other coaches have tried different schemes or even gimmicks to try and spark the team?  Maybe.  The first time we played Pittsburgh the Steelers offense had been struggling.  Against us they used Jaylen Samuels out of all different formations and he tore us up.  He rushed for 26 yards and a td, completed 3 passes for 31 yards, and caught 8 passes for 57 yards.  

But back to my point about timing.  Look at the career of Marvin Lewis.  If he had been fired after the '10 meltdown and the new coach had ran off five straight playoff appearances Lewis would have been a bum and the new guy a genius.  But if Lewis had been fired after the '15 meltdown and the new guy(s) went 19-39-1 then Marvin would have been viewed in a much better light.

I believe Taylor will get another year to show us what he has.  Although I have not seen anything impressive from him I think it is unfair to judge him based on what he stepped into.

And even with all of that, Marvin still won 6 games last season. That's the kicker. Zac was suppose to bring in better coaching, better game management, a more offensive minded approach, yet assistant coaches didn't want to come work with him (which is his fault) and his play calling appears to be more predictable than with Marvin and he hasn't even been able to win a single freakin' game.

We've already seen what Taylor has and it's not worth keeping.

Green is as good as gone given the contract leaks that we've already heard about. Bengals will settle for a 4th or 5th round comp pick in 2021 simply because they won't have a choice unless they want to try and hold AJ hostage with the franchise tag.

The team will spend its #1 pick on a QB, Mike Brown will not bring in any good OL men in free agency and will continue to hope that the two scouts find some bargains in the draft.

Mike Brown will also not bring in any speedy LBers who can cover in free agency and the team will take a few fliers on LBers with the mid and late round picks and hope they strike gold, which they won't.

Meanwhile, the team's aging veteran stars will be another year older and the new younger stars will be no where to be found. Ross will be going into his 4th rookie season and will once again be the John Ross we all know.

Taylor won't win in this scenario and it will take a HC with a lot of credibility to right this ship and credibility is something Taylor has nothing of.