Who's willing...

[*ochocincos*]

(10-28-2020, 03:25 PM)rfaulk34 Wrote: to step back and press the reset button?

I'm an impatient person when there is something i want or something that's on the way to me. I've been a Bengals fan since 1978, so i've been through the gamut of emotions with this team. Even with all my whinings squealings, through the end of the Dalton and Marv era, through the early Zac era, i still get the feeling (mostly lately) that things could turn around--given a little...wait for it--patience. 

There it is, the word no one wants to hear or utter. 

What i'm saying it just this; take a minute to look over what the team has done since the beginning of last year and throw out the results for now, while trying hard to do it objectively. You may need to grab a cup of coffee and sit back for a minute. Maybe just clear your head and convince yourself you can do this...whatever it takes. 

The early returns of the Zac era aren't promising, when you look at he bottom line results but i think there are some things to look at and think, maybe, just maybe, the Bengals could be heading in the right direction, with some recent mis-steps along the way (dealing with players). 

I don't know. Just sit back for a minute, let your negative emotions and the losing record go for just a bit and let me know how you feel about where this thing is going. 

Seriously. I don't need to see snap reactions to this about how they suck, it's going nowhere, etc etc. 

Take a few minutes and get back to me. 

If I can say one positive about this 2020 team, I do think they look better this year compared to last year.
While they haven't won as many games as expected, I think they end with more wins than last year (even if just 1 or 2 more), and many of the games have been within 1 score.

People need to remember that Taylor is a first-time HC and also not much experience calling plays. Anarumo also isn't very experienced calling plays. They clearly weren't ready for their new roles right away, but it does seem like they are (slowly) growing?
Barring really nailing the offseason though, I do still think they are at least another year away from playoff contention.