Zac Taylor Sticky Thread?

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(12-14-2020, 08:51 PM)psychdoctor Wrote: Bengals could have won even more games with Burrow, he is that good.  Burrow covered a lot of coaching sins so to speak.  But given your hypothetical, if Burrow remained healthy I think my feelings toward Taylor would be less harsh but feelings aside, I still think his game planning decisions are questionable, his hiring of Turner and Lou are of serious concerns, and I have not seen significant improvements from year 1 to year 2 to justify in keeping him around.  

Taylor does not have it; at least within the dysfunctionality of the Bengal Franchise that basically needs superhuman personnel to perform under Mike Brown's influences.  

The front office wanted a "hot" young coach, an upcomer  but Taylor was the wrong fit for the Bengals.  FO took a chance and made the wrong choice.  They need someone that knows football running the team.  Looks like Tobin is a hit or miss and I do not trust him after signing Hart for 3 years.  

Mike Brown is not current on how to run an NFL professional football team.  He is simply not current and I don't think he ever was open to the changing paradigm of winning in the NFL.  I am sure he understands football, but not like his father, and his refusal to acknowledge that the team needs to hire a competent GM to turn things around after 30 years is proof that winning is not a priority.  

I picked 2 wins instead of 3 or 4 because I think if the team was 5-7-1 or 6-6-1 it would have been almost a guaranteed yes that Taylor deserved to get another year. 4-8-1 would be in that grey area.

I think Taylor's ultimate demise is his choice in his coaches. 
For his offensive scheme to work, he needs a strong OL. Jim Turner cannot build that.
For his team to win, he needs at least a mid-tier defense. Anarumo cannot do that.

He tried to mimic McVay's 2018 Rams, but the Bengals don't have an elite pass rusher like Aaron Donald. The Rams OL that year was Whitworth, Saffold, Sullivan, Blythe, and Havenstein. The entire OL was a blockade.