Cincinnati came away with no points on another second-half drive when it had first and goal from the 2. On second down, it called a flea flicker that lost 12 yards. On fourth down, the Bengals called a shovel pass to backup wide receiver Stanley Morgan that was stuffed by the Ravens.
Not surprisingly, the Bengals’ offensive play-calling coach Zac Taylor, drew quite a bit of criticism on social media:
RIGHT. DOWN. THE. MIDDLE. @jtuck9#CINvsBAL pic.twitter.com/fF5k53FI6P
— NFL (@NFL) October 10, 2022
Game was too close to not take the points on that critical 4th and goal.
— Mo Egger (@MoEgger) October 10, 2022
Through 5 games the Bengals have given up 21+ points once. ONCE. And they’re 2-3. And that one time was the game with a defensive TD against and 5 turnovers.
— Adam (@adamg1224) October 10, 2022
It’s the offense, stupid. Zac runs that. It needs to be changed.
y’all are freakin out when there’s 12 games left
— seth † (@SethR94) October 10, 2022
Play-calling lost the Bengals this game. Not the OL, not Burrow, and certainly not the defense
— Blake Jewell (@BlakeJewellNFL) October 10, 2022
I’m really not sure why Taylor still feels it necessary to be the one calling plays. He’s got a enough on his plate as HC, why not let somebody else take over that duty🤷🏻♀️
— Elise Jesse (@EliseJesseTV) October 10, 2022
The @Bengals offense is disappointing. But what’s more disappointing is that I allowed myself to be excited coming into the season rather than expecting mediocrity. #RuleTheJungle
— TherealTA (@TherealTA24) October 10, 2022
The Bengals are 4-1 if Zac Taylor could get out of their way.
— Willie Lutz (@willie_lutz) October 10, 2022
Head Coach Zac Taylor and QB Joe Burrow speak to the media. https://t.co/zwZnaWrMzQ
— Cincinnati Bengals (@Bengals) October 10, 2022
Zac has to hand over play calling immediately.
— Drew Garrison (@DrewGarrison) October 10, 2022
I’ve seen enough.
Zac Taylor is holding this team back.
— Emma Vigeland (@EmmaVigeland) October 10, 2022
Zac Taylor had extra days to "prepare" his team for this game. Guy would be out of a job if not for Joe Burrow.
— Dave Biddle (@davebiddle) October 10, 2022
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