Alex
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I'm not certain the whole coaching staff should get fired. But then again I don't know if there's drama behind the scenes with Burrow/Taylor. D has basically no one but a single pass rusher...that's a GM problem. It's bad enough the idea of affording a team around Burrow/Chase AFTER Chase gets paid and Burrow's cap number goes crazy, but they're not even there yet. Again, on the GM.
Now the slow starts every year, that feels like a Taylor problem. Burrow is great, don't get me wrong, but a lot of his stats are going to be somewhat inflated because the D is so bad. They're forced to air it out more than any other team in the league. Burrow is the only QB with over 600 passing attempts this year, and he's at 652. He also has arguably the best WR duo in the entire league (actually I don't think it's arguable).
Owner has to stop being cheap, too. They may have to sacrifice at WR to shell out some more money for O line and defensive talent. Force Burrow to do more of the heavy lifting himself the way the Chiefs have when they let go of Hill (although their O line is...something).
Well they did get rid of a slew of them.
Bengals fire Lou Anarumo, Frank Pollack, Marion Hobby, and James Bettcher
That was quick.
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Pollack has been trash for years. Lou was amazing in the deep playoff run years...when he had amazing talent to work with.
And I don't think Burrow is "forced" to air it out. They just...do. It's not like they're playing from behind all the time. Airing it out is just the most efficient way to score points. It just works because Burrow is fucking sick.