Cincinnati Bengals Head Coach Zac Taylor Expects No New Staff Changes Ahead of 2024 Season

The Cincinnati Bengals and head coach Zac Taylor were without a healthy first-string quarterback for the majority of the season

Taylor and the Bengals mustered a 9-8 record in a season were there was just a few games with a healthy first-string quarterback. Quarterback Joe Burrow played the first four games with a nagging calf injury that hampered the offenses ability to run at full strength.

Burrow eventually recovered and had a few games at full health before incurring a season ending injury on his throwing hand. During his few games of full health, the Bengals beat the current Super Bowl-favorite San Francisco 49ers by two scores.

The fact that the Cincinnati Bengals were able to fight through this level of adversity and still be a team that was on the fringe of making the playoffs supports Taylor’s claim that the Bengals coaching staff is where it needs to be.

Cincinnati Bengals fans want a new offensive line coach despite Zac Taylor’s desire to stay put

The one glaring issue that the Cincinnati Bengals have faced since their Super Bowl run in 2021 is the offensive line. Offensive line coach Frank Pollack has been the coach for that position since 2021, which is his second stint with the Bengals.

In 2021, the Bengals allowed 55 sacks. This number was good for third in the NFL, and one of those sacks prevented the Bengals from winning the Super Bowl as it did not allow Burrow to throw the ball to a wide open wide receiver streaking towards the end zone in Ja’Marr Chase.

Sacks effectively ended the Bengals’ season again this year. They needed to beat the Kansas City Chiefs to keep their playoff hopes alive, and they gave up five sacks to close out the game.

The high sack numbers in 2021 were forgivable as Pollack did not have a lot of talent to work with. Every year since then, the Bengals front office has made moves in the offseason to beef up the offensive line. Every year, new offensive line players have regressed upon playing for the Bengals.

The Bengals’ offseason splash acquisition on the offensive line was tackle Orlando Brown. In his first year with the Bengals, Brown had his worst year in the NFL, according to PFF. His 66.1 grade for the 2023 season was lower than his rookie year. Bengals fans are not happy that Taylor alluded to Pollack keeping his job.

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