Ever since the Cincinnati Bengals landed quarterback Joe Burrow with the number one overall pick from the 2020 NFL draft, a new level of hope and optimism has filled the air. Burrow has since been joined by Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins, arguably the best wide receiver duo in the game right now. <\/p>
It has not all been smooth sailing. Burrow’s rookie year was horrendous as the Bengals finished 2−7−1 in the 10 games he started. But a Super Bowl appearance just a year later rekindled the hopes of an entire fan base. However, since then, the Bengals<\/a> have struggled, and at the heart of that struggle is none other than head coach Zac Taylor. <\/p> NFL analyst Stephen A. Smith was brutally honest with his assessment of how he felt about the Bengals’ head coach, Zac Taylor. When asked on ESPN’s ‘First Take’<\/em> if he had any issues with Taylor keeping quarterback Joe Burrow on the field longer than necessary during the team’s recent preseason game against the Commanders, Smith was quick to raise the point that he had a number of issues with Taylor’s decisions. <\/p>Stephen A. Smith Lashes Out at Zac Taylor<\/h2>