Clean House

[CorpusChristiBengal]

(09-23-2020, 12:18 PM)Big Boss Wrote: I think the ship has sailed on Bieniemy, but I am curious as to why that fell through.  Did Taylor come in and just blow the organization away with his interview, or did the organization and Bieniemy decide it wasn't a good fit?  In any case, OC with actual play-calling experience under Andy Reid.  

I'm also not opposed to Darrin Simmons getting another shot, but I'm usually pretty cagey about in-house hires given that they were a part of previous (failed) cultures.

I would bet that it was the McVay association, probably lack of other options to be honest as well.

The national media has the same: "we don't really know" opinion that the more positive fans have. From a USA Today article:

Quote:Taylor has been the coach of the Bengals for about 16 months now and I still have yet to form an opinion on him. That’s one of the perks of coaching in Cincinnati, I guess. Well, that will change now that Joe Burrow is there, giving people a reason to pay attention to the Bengals and the job Taylor is doing. I have no reason to think he’s a bad coach at this point but I do believe that developing a highly-drafted quarterback is the ultimate test of a head coach. Get back to me in a year, and I will have a much stronger take on Taylor. I will say this: The Bengals were more competitive in 2019 than their record would have you believe.

I hate how snooty journos are towards smaller market teams, by the way.