Zac Taylor might be cooked
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Zac Taylor next OC at Nebraska. Can elevate to Head coach when Rhule's contract is closer to ending.
Their injury situation is bad and Burrow’s contract made it tougher to put together a good roster. I don’t think Taylor is in danger. Their GM and owner are aware of the personnel limitations he’s dealing with. Losing Tee Higgins again was devastating for their offense.
I like him. Nearly won a super bowl with a team he built...has a decent coaching tree already. He has the right demeanor for the job. I would bet he gets another NFL job though because his teams always improve throughout the season, he is good with qbs, and has good relationships with players. Not many guys available who have coached in a superbowl and made multiple deep runs, especially with a poorly run organization like the Bengals.
He has had a lot of luck in his coaching progression.
First of all, he married Mitch Sherman’s (former GB HC) daughter and he gave his new son-in-law a career break at Texas A&M. That association also produced his position to NFL QB coach for the Rams. Then the Rams went to the Super Bowl and every team wanted a whiff of McVeigh. Zac had his scent on him, and lucked into the Bengals HC job. He was about to be exposed when Burrow became a god, and he rode that wave.
But now he will likely be the scapegoat. He was never a grand architect, just somehow always in the right place at the right time.
As a lifelong Bengals fan I would say there is nothing more unlucky than going to the Bengals. To me, Burrow is massively overrated because he hasn't been healthy and in half of his seasons Zac had to piece together a season with the backup. Last year they pushed making the playoffs without Burrow. Of course the Bengals are awful in roster management and development because of the Brown family and the inbred incompetence that comes with generational nepotism. They rarely can get decent free agents because they take terrible care of their players and the facilities to save a buck. I have a terrible habit of wanting huskers to be our coach and that is a very bad habit but I like Zac, even when I forget he played for the huskers. He is the closest thing to T.O that is out there.
Yeah, honestly no to ZT at Nebraska. Unless the rules change. Not that Rhule is going anywhere, but clearly it’s an advantage to hire a successful college coach that can bring all of his good players with him. You need to have a LOT of ties and relationships in college ball to be successful right now.
I don't know much about him these days but ZT was a class act when he was at NU, and for a drop back passer he was as tough as any running QB we ever had. Good grief that guy took a beating in our backfield, kept right on playing, and never complained once.
One of the toughest and definitely one of the most underrated quarterbacks in the history of Nebraska football.
ZT was never a winner at NU. When it came down to it, he rarely made the play when it really mattered as a player.. I don't want to see him return to NU in any capacity. Ganz was way tougher and better.
Pretty soon there won't be ANYONE that played at Nebraska under the age of 50 that was a winner. We're a loser program.
Bringing good, experienced players advantage was shown on the field vs Indiana. But Indiana better make as much hay as possible this year because the coach is Social Security eligible and bringing experienced seniors with him is a one-year advantage
The problem with your post is not that you bash Taylor, you are entitled to your opinion. The problem with your post is that it is factually incorrect.
Taylor made the pass to Purify to win the A&M game at the end, lead Nebraska to such other victories as the double overtime victory over Kansas and overtime victory over Iowa state. He was also great in a victory over rated Colorado, etc. He made numerous plays when it "really mattered".
Now, perhaps you'll come back and say something like "I meant championships" (which you didn't say). It is fair to say Taylor did not win a Championship other than big 12 north on his way to big 12 offensive player of the year recognition.
But that would mean thousands of former huskers would be unwelcome and never a winner, including that loser Suh.
IMO, taylor was both tougher and better than Ganz. But that's not the point. The point is that you are factually incorrect.
you are entitled to your definition, and I am entitled to mine
if you want facts:
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