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Why won't the Bengals fire Zac Taylor?

Posted on 1/5/26 at 12:47 pm
Posted by Charlito
Member since Oct 2007
1006 posts
Posted on 1/5/26 at 12:47 pm
He is obviously a terrible coach
Posted by saintsfan22
baton rouge
Member since May 2006
79415 posts
Posted on 1/5/26 at 12:52 pm to
Got money left on his contract
Posted by MikeD
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2004
8240 posts
Posted on 1/5/26 at 12:57 pm to
Cheap franchise
Posted by Suntiger
STG or BR or somewhere else
Member since Feb 2007
35906 posts
Posted on 1/5/26 at 1:00 pm to
Franchise QB and WR say they want to keep him.

Cheap ownership doesn’t want to pay the buyout.
Posted by Fuzzy Dunlop
Member since Mar 2025
372 posts
Posted on 1/5/26 at 1:05 pm to
Posted by Ed Osteen
Member since Oct 2007
59054 posts
Posted on 1/5/26 at 1:12 pm to
quote:

Franchise QB and WR say they want to keep him.


Chase does definitely not want to keep him
Posted by CR4090
Member since Apr 2023
8793 posts
Posted on 1/5/26 at 1:13 pm to
Joe Burrow runs the franchise.
Posted by UltimateHog
Thailand
Member since Dec 2011
68806 posts
Posted on 1/5/26 at 1:16 pm to
Clearly they don't think so.
Posted by Weekend Warrior79
Member since Aug 2014
21112 posts
Posted on 1/5/26 at 1:21 pm to
They’ll do what Dallas did and just let his contract run out. Have seen mixed reports saying that’ll be after 2026 or 2027
Posted by UnluckyTiger
Member since Sep 2003
42326 posts
Posted on 1/5/26 at 1:23 pm to
They kept Marvin Lewis around forever too. What a shitty franchise. Their stadium and game day atmosphere is badass though.
Posted by Frac the world
The Centennial State
Member since Oct 2014
21069 posts
Posted on 1/5/26 at 1:36 pm to
He isn’t half as bad as you Burrows lovers claim he is
Posted by DaleGribblesMower
Member since Dec 2013
8014 posts
Posted on 1/5/26 at 1:38 pm to
Money. I’m stunned they don’t make their players fly commercial on their own dime to away games
Posted by YStar
Member since Mar 2013
20015 posts
Posted on 1/5/26 at 1:53 pm to
Cheap.

They recent "upgraded" their facilities. You should have seen them back around 2010s.

Horrendous. They don't take care of their own in any way. Just a money grab for a cheap family.
Posted by KosmoCramer
Member since Dec 2007
80232 posts
Posted on 1/5/26 at 2:08 pm to
They practice in a pop up tent under the bridge between Ohio and Kentucky across the Ohio River.
Posted by saintsfan22
baton rouge
Member since May 2006
79415 posts
Posted on 1/5/26 at 2:19 pm to
quote:

He isn’t half as bad as you Burrows lovers claim he is

What does he do well?
Posted by grich31
Youngsville, La
Member since May 2008
2127 posts
Posted on 1/5/26 at 2:45 pm to
Joey B wants him
Posted by Ghost of Colby
Alberta, overlooking B.C.
Member since Jan 2009
15372 posts
Posted on 1/5/26 at 2:52 pm to
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They kept Marvin Lewis around forever too. What a shitty franchise.

Zac Taylor has made the playoffs twice in 7 seasons

Marvin Lewis made the playoffs twice in his first 8 seasons. Then he went on a run of 10+ win seasons, and five consecutive playoff appearances.

Even when it was obvious he could never get over the hump and have even the slightest playoff success, it took three consecutive losing seasons before he was fired.

Bengals recent coaching changes:
Forrest Gregg
1981: made the Super Bowl
1982: 7-2 (*strike year) lost Wild Card
1983: 7-9 and was fired by Paul Brown.

Sam Wyche
1988: made the Super Bowl
1989: missed playoffs (8-8 record)
1990: won the division and a playoff game
1991: 3-13 and fired
(Mike Brown’s first big move as team owner/Gm)


David Shula (4+ seasons)
1992-1995: 4 consecutive losing seasons
1996: Fired in year five after a 1-6 start

Bruce Coslett (3+ seasons)
1996: 7-2 as interim HC after Shula fired
1997-1999: three consecutive losing seasons.
2000: fired after an 0-3 start

Dick Lebeau (2+ seasons)
2000: Interim
2001: 6-10
2002: 2-14 (fired)

It appeared Mike Brown was gradually losing patience with his head coaches, then Marv Lewis came along. He didn’t do bad enough to get fired at first, then was his first coach to have a little success.

Between 1992-2008 (17 seasons and 4 different coaches), the Bengals had One winning season, before Marv Lewis went on a nice little five year run.

Paul Brown died in 1991.
Mike Brown has been in charge for 34 years. The Bengals have 3 playoff wins during his reign. Zac Taylor won all three games. Unless the Bengals completely implode in 2026, he might survive into the 2027 season even if they miss the playoffs next season.


Posted by Sterling Archer
Member since Aug 2012
8298 posts
Posted on 1/5/26 at 3:15 pm to
Joe Brady is sitting right there for the taking! It makes no damn sense
Posted by TheePalmetto
Member since Aug 2025
2717 posts
Posted on 1/5/26 at 3:19 pm to
Imagine thinking Taylor is the problem in Cincinnati. Cheap owners, franchise QB can’t stay healthy, GM has no concept of roster building and the coach still manages to will that roster to a Super Bowl!

Of course they didn’t win that Super Bowl but this board basically considers a SB appearance to be the same as a win.
Posted by Choupique19
The cheap seats
Member since Sep 2005
64851 posts
Posted on 1/5/26 at 3:41 pm to
quote:

isn’t half as bad as you Burrows lovers claim he is


Zac’s career record in games without Joey B…. 9-28

Yeah he’s as bad as we claim
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