Bengals Head Coaches' First Year and 1st Five Games Records

[BengalChris]

If the Bengals lose next week at the Ravens Zac Taylor will have the worst start as a Bengals Head Coach in Bengals history.

Zac Taylor 0-5, 0-5 in first 5 games (2019)
Marvin Lewis 8-8, 1-4 in first 5 games (2003) [playoff record 0-7]
Dick Lebeau 4-9, 2-3 in first 5 games (2000 Took over for Bruce Coslet, who was 0-3 to start the year.)
Bruce Coslet 7-2, 4-1 in first 5 games (1996 Took over for Shula mid-season. Team was 1-6 under Shula that year)
Dave Shula 5-11, 2-3 in first 5 games (1992)
Sam Wyche 8-8, 0-5 in first 5 games, 8-3 in the final 11 games (1984) [playoff record 3-2]
Forrest Gregg 6-10, 1-4 in first 5 games (1980, Super Bowl the following year in 81) [playoff record 2-2]
Homer Rice 4-7, 1-4 in first 5 games(1978 Took over mid-season for Bill Johnson who started out 0-5)
Bill Johnson 10-4, 4-1 in first 5 games (1976)
Paul Brown 3-11, 2-3 in first 5 games (Bengals first year as an expansion team. This was before expansion teams got extra picks their first year.) [playoff record 0-3]

[THE PISTONS]

I'm quite surprised we didn't have any with less wins than 0. With this management, maybe a -1-5 record or something. That would equate to being so bad that we start next year with a loss.

[HarleyDog]

And?

[Nicomo Cosca]

JFC...Taylor is worse than Dick Lebeau??

Horrendous.

[Yojimbo]

Well I predicted it would be a bad start to the season, for many reasons. However, I expected to see some improvement and an identity forming by now. I have seen neither.

[THE PISTONS]

(10-06-2019, 08:05 PM)Yojimbo Wrote: Well I predicted it would be a bad start to the season, for many reasons. However, I expected to see some improvement and an identity forming by now. I have seen neither.

We're seeing improvement in our draft pick status.

[SunsetBengal]

The only conclusion that I can draw from that, is that Zac Taylor has the exact same start to his tenure as Sam Wyche.

[BengalChris]

(10-06-2019, 08:27 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: The only conclusion that I can draw from that, is that Zac Taylor has the exact same start to his tenure as Sam Wyche.

That'll last for exactly 1 week.

 

[*SHRacerX*]

(10-06-2019, 08:27 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: The only conclusion that I can draw from that, is that Zac Taylor has the exact same start to his tenure as Sam Wyche.

And the same start as Bill Walsh in San Fran, if he loses his next two games...