11-15-2020, 11:28 PM
(11-15-2020, 11:17 PM)Fan_in_Kettering Wrote: This is very well reasoned and well written!
The 2020 season proves the Bengals needed more than just a change at quarterback to be good. Since January 9, 2016 this team has lost its edge, its will to win, and that special something the best teams have. Between 2009 and 2015 -- with the exception of 2010 -- I could watch the Bengals knowing they had the potential not just to win but to dominate every game. Did they always win? No. Were they dominant? Sometimes. However, between 2009 and 2015 the Bengals won a lot more than they lost!
Since Zac Taylor took over the Bengals have lost a lot of close games. That's actually a sign of a very bad team. Adding Joe Burrow really didn't improve the team's win ratio much, either. This concerns me deeply because it means the team isn't deep with respect to talent and the talent the Bengals do have is being wasted by coaching incompetence.
Agree there is a level of incompetence, and sadly will still be here next year and possibly beyond. Good teams find ways to win, well ZT finds ways to lose. His incompetence shows in his post game interview when he was asked about leaving Burrow in. Said he left him in to try and gets points and gain momentum. Interesting strategy when the game is literally out of reach.
