Zac Taylor adds to the hot seat conversation with terrible four-down play calls

The Cincinnati Bengals fan base seems to think the bloom is completely out of control for head coach Zac Taylor, and the Super Bowl runner-up didn’t exactly acquit himself well in a game Saturday night against the Denver Broncos, leaving playoff hopes hanging by a thread .

When Burrow attempted a fourth down field goal range in the first quarter, he couldn’t even make a shot and was sacked. He took points off the board because Taylor couldn’t get anyone on offense. Taylor attempted to score a touchdown after a 17-play drive that reached the 3-yard line, but the Bengals failed again.

The Bengals eventually prevailed on a Tee Higgins touchdown, but the fact that Cincinnati only took a 7-3 lead when that lead could have been as much as 17-3 highlights one of the problems Taylor has faced this year had.

Bengals coach Zac Taylor got screwed for two painfully bad calls on fourth down play

What makes these performances even harder to swallow is the fact that Cincinnati’s defense has kept Denver’s offense in check. Bo Nix is ​​a rookie quarterback, but this unit appears to have made some progress after struggling incredibly early in the season.

Burrow and Chase have carried this team all season, but this game is the result of what happens when your all-world quarterback and wide receiver battle against an elite defense and arguably the best cornerback in the game. This team has no counterattack if option #1 doesn’t work.

The Bengals have time to come back in this game, but that doesn’t look good for Taylor. Few coaches in the league have as much control over their offense as Taylor, and the fact that he consistently lets his team down in key situations doesn’t bode well for someone who has doubts about his overall ability to get the job done .

Cincinnati losing this game in a vacuum may not be the end of the Taylor era, but losing them when they are in a very advantageous position because of Taylor’s inability to push the right buttons is something that so frustrates fans.