2020 Success is Now Up to the Coaches

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(04-27-2020, 03:02 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: I'll be the one to come out with the opinion that;  Our rapidly assembled coaching staff that was at a time disadvantage compared to most other coaching staffs, didn't take too kindly to massive defeat last season.  They were not only late in being assembled, but for a variety of reasons, were essentially forced to go to war "with the army they had".  Zac Taylor, having had a season and now a full compliment of roster building opportunity, has developed his plan to take the Bengals to the top of the league.

Coaches are competitive individuals, as much so as the athletes themselves.  I feel comfortable in assuming that Taylor and the staff were all likely quite embarrassed by last year's product, and have all vowed to never wind up in that situation again.

Very well said, as always.

IMO, they got a few things done last year, even as dismal as the results were.

They knew what they were trying to do wasn't working.  Over the bye, they revamped the running game and stayed devoted to making it work, even at times continuing to run when they were way behind.  They operated with a long view approach in that regard.  I have confidence that that will carry over.

They also found out who would still be all in even as bad as things were.  They never lost their locker room and the team played hard through it all.

And they found out what they didn't have in Finley by playing him when their season was already down the crapper.

So, the season turned out badly but it was not entirely fruitless.