Statement from Mike Brown (Zac is back)

[MileHighGrowler]

(01-04-2021, 12:12 PM)wildcatnku24 Wrote: I'm only optimistic because I believe in what ZT is doing.  As far as that 6-win team he took over, that included some folks that didn't fit the new culture he was building.  We quickly saw Burfict released, for example.  To me, ZT won't sacrifice his integrity or culture he wants to build for a win or two.  

I don't see us on a 5 year plan.  I think this coming year is a prove it or you're out year.  I am not happy about the record at all, I'm simply willing to deal with it if we can see progress.  Last year should've been better than a 2 win season (bunch of close games) and this year should've been more than a 4 win season with a bunch of close games.  

I also think two years in a row of AJ screwing us on offense didn't help.  A real shame about him.

Oh, come on, don't drop losing Burfict as the reason for the decline.  The simple fact is that Zac is not a good coach.  He comes into every game expecting that Madden ball (playing his favorite plays and hoping they work out) will get them wins.  The great coaches plan to exploit the other team each week and adjust their game accordingly.  The one game that happened this year was against the Steelers and people proclaimed Zac's superior coaching intellect, when in fact he was just forced into running because he had Smiles at QB.  

Zac won't sacrifice his integrity or culture for a win or two?  No kidding.  Zac won't sacrifice his ego at all for wins.  It's been pretty obvious for 2 years now as he keeps telling us how much he believes in himself. 

I think this team can stumble into 8 wins next year with a strong roster that will win in spite of Zac.  But I don't ever see them being great.  And now they're talking about releasing assistant coaches.  So they can bring in who?  Who's going to row out to the Titanic as it sinks because seats are half off?  

If this team bounces back next year and looks totally different on the field, I'll happily eat crow about Taylor sucking.  But I can't see a world where that happens.