Losing Gamblers who lose big

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(12-10-2020, 01:50 PM)MileHighGrowler Wrote: I feel like that's an assumption, though.  We've seen stubbornness from the Brown family over the years without a doubt.  But that doesn't 100% equal ego not allowing for any change.  The Bengals have fired plenty of coaches in the past that they've hired.  So they've admitted a guy's time is over before.  Why should this be any different?  

The only reason I see them sticking with Zac is if they think he could turn the corner with one more offseason or draft or needs to have 3-4 years like they probably discussed when they hired him.  If they don't fire Zac this year (and I hope they do), I don't think the first conclusion I'll jump to is that it was because the family refuses to admit they hired the wrong guy.  I could see them just trying to give him the time they initially expected.  Now they probably expected/hoped that they'd get 7 wins this year and next year make the playoffs, so it's certainly not the start they wanted.  But that doesn't mean they'll jump out now if they said 3 or 4 years from the start.  

I think fan outcry does make a difference with this team.  I think it came to a head with Lewis and put his neck on the block.  And I think it could sway the org to release Taylor after this season.  Time will tell.  But I'm not ready to say that the decision on Taylor either way is going to just be ego.

My prediction is they keep Zac and Lou. On Twitter, the defense actually gets some praise from some for allowing under 20 points 4 weeks in a row.

They'll probably fire someone like Callahan and make him the fall guy for the offensive struggles. Not sure if they'll fire Turner or not. He's REALLY close with Taylor. They'll probably draft Sewell and throw some money at a Guard...but probably not Thuney. He'll cost too much.

That's my guess of how the offseason will go.

So yeah...none of the coaches the fans want fired will be fired, and they'll sacrifice Callahan and probably like Eason the DL coach.