12-14-2020, 04:56 PM
(12-14-2020, 02:28 PM)Bengalsfanz Wrote: Still some part of the problem with getting real high quality establish coaches is because of the reputation of the franchise and the way it's run. They have built a bad product for over a decade and most people do not want to be affiliated with that. That's reason some coaches saw us as a step back in there careers or just a small minor stepping stone to get there feet wet in the NFL then move on quickly. Hints why we have so many new inexperienced faces on the coaching staff and great coordinators moved on in the past. Jack Del Rio and Mike Zimmer are just some examples. I remember when we could not get top notch free agents to come play for us until this past free agency. Zach might have been the only man willing to take the job here and wanted it. Plus it does not help when Duke Tobin is doing the interviewing or picking the coaches. Taylor probably will get another because the Brown Family does not like change and Taylor is a yes man. Which will set this franchise back another probably four years.
We absolutely have not built a bad product for over a decade. A decade ago, we were JUST ABOUT to launch a run into the playoffs yearly... That was nothing to shake a stick at.
Believe it or not, there are sometimes when making crazy decisions can lead you to being called an innovator, trailblazer, etc. It appears based on our abysmal record the last couple years that perhaps it wasn't the right call, but I wouldn't fault them for totally turning the norm upside down. If we are afraid to fail because of change, we never will change. I'd also say, if you're gonna fail, fail fast. That allows us to pivot quicker. Zac has indeed failed fast. Should he be shown the door, it'd be hard for anyone, even the biggest zac homer (me) to defend. I wouldn't even try. I get it. But I wouldn't say let's not ever do something radical again. It can lead to great things, and it absolutely shows me that we're trying to think different.
