The Cincinnati Bengals had hopes of winning the Super Bowl going into the 2023 season. Regretfully, despite having such high expectations prior to the start of the regular season, they failed to qualify for the playoffs. People will
undoubtedly point the finger at Zac Taylor for the Bengals’ disappointing season, but it hardly seems fair.
Though it’s unlikely that many are talking about Taylor’s firing by the Bengals, there must be some who believe it’s time for them to split ways. This is why it would be absurd.When Joe Burrow went down in Week 11 for the rest of the season, it felt as though the Bengals would maybe win a few more games and get a top-10 draft pick. After Week 12’s loss to Pittsburgh where Jake Browning loo
However, from then on, Zac Taylor did what a playcaller should do for their backup quarterback: Call plays that they can handle. In that Week 12 game, Taylor was still calling plays as if Burrow were still the quarterback but that wasn’t the case. From Week 13 on, he called plays that he felt Browning could handle and it paid off.
At one point, the Bengals were 8-6 and in the playoffs. While the wheels fell off in the final few weeks, not all of that can be blamed on Taylor. Injuries were a massive problem for Cincinnati this season and he can hardly control that.
Even with all of the injuries, this team persevered and still managed to finish with a winning record. That’s pretty impressive
ked abysmal, that looked like it’d be reality
