10-21-2020, 03:50 PM
(10-21-2020, 12:45 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Except how do you know if they aren't good anymore if their decline directly coincided with dumpster fire coaches arriving?
Just like how Zimmer could take Tank Johnson, Rey Maualuga, Roy Williams, and Chris Crocker and make a good defense with superior coaching and scheme.... Maybe Taylor and Anarumo are turning lemonade into lemons with vastly inferior coaching and scheme. It isn't like there is an abundance of people thriving under them.
Ross, Tate, and Phillips all had career years last year, so the idea that all of these guys began declining as soon as the current staff arrived is a false narrative.
The Bengals were also 32nd in total defense in 2018, Marvin's last year, when the defensive players pulled a similar rebellion on Teryl Austin. Their current 25th ranking is a fairly significant improvement. Plus, it's not like most of these guys aren't getting outplayed by their counterparts. Green, Atkins, and Dunlap are the age where players start naturally declining, anyways.
I have no issue with canning Zac and Co.at the end of the year, barring a dramatic turnaround, but I don't think it will happen. Coaching isn't the only issue. Lack of talent and poor player leadership are also big issues.
