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Zac Taylor 2019-2020: 6 total wins
Zac Taylor 2021-2022: Double-digit wins each season, plus 5 postseason wins
Zac Taylor 2023: 9 wins despite losing Burrow half the season
Zac Taylor 2024: Started 1-4. Ended 9-8 but barely missed playoffs
Changes needed to do better in Sept/Oct moving forward.
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(04-07-2021, 10:50 AM)ochocincos Wrote: Just announced - Giovani Bernard has been released.
https://www.bengals.com/news/bengals-release-giovani-bernard
Sad news
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Didn't they have teams asking about a trade? Or was that proven wrong?
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I think a straight up release is terrible. Hard for me not to feel cynical about this and feel they botched it.
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(04-07-2021, 10:50 AM)ochocincos Wrote: Just announced - Giovani Bernard has been released.
https://www.bengals.com/news/bengals-release-giovani-bernard
oh my goodness I'm shocked. Not really. We all knew this was coming.
Gio was a company man and supported Zac but he can go to a winner now and focus on getting a ring.
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Well the Pats love them some former Bengal RBs. Gio was nothing but class
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Stupid. Unnecessary. Makes the team worse. Plus had teams calling for a trade.
God, let this be the last year of ZT and Duke.
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(04-07-2021, 10:55 AM)Isaac Curtis: The Real #85 Wrote: Stupid. Unnecessary. Makes the team worse. Plus had teams calling for a trade.
God, let this be the last year of ZT and Duke.
Gio asked for his release.
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(04-07-2021, 10:55 AM)Isaac Curtis: The Real #85 Wrote: Stupid. Unnecessary. Makes the team worse. Plus had teams calling for a trade.
God, let this be the last year of ZT and Duke.
Seems like the rumors of teams calling about a trade were exaggerated. I wouldn't mind bringing him back at a lower salary.
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I'm with Goodberry on this
"Team with the 6th most cap space in the league asks one of their most loyal and best playmakers of the last 8 years to take a pay cut..."
Plus the guy was a damn good blocker. I wonder why he asked for his release? 
Dumb move from a dumb organization.
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His release is out of respect not disrespect. Trading him for 6th or 7th could be viewed as a slight. Plus, a straight release allows him more freedom to sign with another team.
Always liked Gio. Remember him from Hard Knocks looking out his window yelling "Who Dey".
This one hurts.
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(04-07-2021, 11:02 AM)psychdoctor Wrote: His release is out of respect not disrespect. Trading him for 6th or 7th could be viewed as a slight. Plus, a straight release allows him more freedom to sign with another team.
Always liked Gio. Remember him from Hard Knocks looking out his window yelling "Who Dey".
This one hurts.
I agree with your last two sentences 100%.
However, if they respected him so much they wouldn't have insulted him with asking for a pay cut. Again, protect Joe Burrow at all costs so lets release your best blocking back. I tend not to be an over-reactor, but it really is tough to be a fan of this two-bit org. I wonder if that money will actually go back to the roster. Lolzzz.
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I assumed this would happen when they re-signed Perine. Thought they might just be waiting to make sure Mixon was fully recovered.
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Gio is one of the good guys....Im sure he will land a new gig pretty quickly.
I hope the team plans to do something positive with the money.
All hopes turn to next year
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I don’t know if this is a good move or not, but I’m gonna miss Gio. Gave it his all every play and never complained.
You can go to live in France, but you cannot become a Frenchman. You can go to live in Germany or Turkey or Japan, but you cannot become a German, a Turk, or a Japanese. But anyone, from any corner of the Earth, can come to live in America and become an American
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If Gio had not been knocked out Bengals would have won that playoff game. Would have been him running out the clock instead of Hill.
I wish him the best. Total class act.
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Mixon will be released before his contract is up to go towards Burrow's non-rookie deal. Also, the 4.1 mil money may go to Turner at Guard. Just a thought.
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