49erurtaza Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 -------------------------- Now official http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/25924806/bengals-name-zac-taylor-10th-head-coach-franchise-history Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theJ Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 Zac's offenses in 2015 (Dolphins) and 2016 (Bearcats) were not great. Let's hope he's a better HC than offensive coordinator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
49erurtaza Posted January 11, 2019 Author Share Posted January 11, 2019 2 minutes ago, theJ said: Zac's offenses in 2015 (Dolphins) and 2016 (Bearcats) were not great. Let's hope he's a better HC than offensive coordinator. Also see what type of staff he's able to out together. A good nugget is Zac Taylor's father in-law is Mike Sherman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theJ Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 Just now, 49erurtaza said: Also see what type of staff he's able to out together That's a good point. Guy has been around for all of 6-7 years. Doesn't exactly have a full Rolodex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrry32 Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 I would give you the scoop on Taylor as a Rams fan, but I have nothing to offer. He's truly an unknown. That's neither a good nor bad thing. McVay wasn't exactly the hottest name on the market either. Same with Mike Tomlin. Same with Mike McCarthy. Same with Sean Payton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVillain112 Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 I'm good with hiring from the McVay or Ried coaching tree. Just glad it isn't the Marvin Lewis coaching tree. After 16 years, I have ZERO complaints with the Bengals taking the risk and hiring him. We interviewed Monken, and Bieneimy. If we wanted those guys, I'm fairly certain we could have hired at least one of them. We got our first choice IMHO. So let's see how it works out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVillain112 Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 One thing I'm curious about is if the Bengals talked to Andrew Withworth about Zac Taylor. The Bengals Brass flew out to LA to meet with Zac Taylor. I hope they talked to Whit a bit... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVillain112 Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 Whew. Thank you Katie-Troy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theJ Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 It's sort of looking like Bill Lazor is going to stick around as OC (not a done deal...yet). That would be a curious decision, given Zac took over for Bill as OC of the Dolphins in 2015 when Bill was fired. Guess we'll have to wait until the Rams season is over to know for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theJ Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 Nice fluff piece on Zac and Press Taylor, writting about a month ago. https://www.si.com/nfl/2018/12/06/zac-taylor-rams-press-taylor-eagles-head-coaches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beck Bristow Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 Really hope Lazor goes. His offense had it's moments, but seemed incapable of adjusting to the defense. Taylor may be a brilliant hire. I guess we'll see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DUKE Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 Brilliant or not, it's clearing away a lot of the old guard, and in that alone it's a win for me long term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluhartz Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 18 minutes ago, THE DUKE said: Brilliant or not, it's clearing away a lot of the old guard, and in that alone it's a win for me long term. same here. whether it succeeds or fails. at least they are taking a chance this move actually makes me excited for this offseason and next year. If they would have hired Hue (lol) or some other retread coach, would have not really given a chit about next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beck Bristow Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 So while I am glad Hue is not the guy, it's more about public perception and moving on than thinking he's a bad coach. He went to a team that was tanking, and they sucked for two years. Then, when they started to show a sign of life, he got fired as the scapegoat. I feel like the only thing we really learned about him, is he doesn't respond well to being undermined and scapegoated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theJ Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 28 minutes ago, Beck Bristow said: He went to a team that was tanking, and they sucked for two years. Then, when they started to show a sign of life, he got fired as the scapegoat. I feel like the only thing we really learned about him, is he doesn't respond well to being undermined and scapegoated. I think we also learned that he's not a great leader. There were too many people (coaches and players alike) that were glad he was gone for it to be an issue with just losses. Marvin couldn't win for 3 years straight, and he was still getting player endorsements up until the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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