10-21-2020, 10:49 AM
(10-21-2020, 10:14 AM)Sled21 Wrote: Hey, when he's gone, if things stay the same, I will admit I was wrong. But like I said, he isn't gone and the book isn't written yet. So I'm still hoping he turns things around, not just so I can say I was right, but because I want the team to win.
Taylor needs to do the following things in order to succeed:
- Get proper OL upgrades in the offseason. No more of this bargain bin shopping with Day 3 draft picks and cheap FAs. As much as I like Hopkins, he's still in bottom half of the league at C. His pass blocking is solid but he's not a good run blocker. Hart is the opposite. The guards are just not where they need to be. XSF might be able to solidify one of those spots once he's back but he needs to come back and show consistently good blocking week after week. At minimum, they need one stud OG.
- Replace Jim Turner. Whatever he's coaching for OL clearly isn't working.
- Give up playcalling to a real OC with proven success.
- Replace Anarumo or bring in someone who better understands how to defend the run and rush the passer. Anarumo is a DBs coach who has no idea about anything other than coverage. The pass coverage has improved though, which is about the only good thing he's done in his tenure.
I realize that's a lot, but it's possible to do all of that in one offseason.
Zac Taylor 2019-2020: 6 total wins
Zac Taylor 2021-2022: Double-digit wins each season, plus 5 postseason wins
Zac Taylor 2023: 9 wins despite losing Burrow half the season
Zac Taylor 2024: Started 1-4. Ended 9-8 but barely missed playoffs
Changes needed to do better in Sept/Oct moving forward.
Sorry for Party Rocking!
Zac Taylor 2021-2022: Double-digit wins each season, plus 5 postseason wins
Zac Taylor 2023: 9 wins despite losing Burrow half the season
Zac Taylor 2024: Started 1-4. Ended 9-8 but barely missed playoffs
Changes needed to do better in Sept/Oct moving forward.
Sorry for Party Rocking!
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