Cincinnati Bengals: Taylor shares apologies from front office regarding canceled trade
We’ll put that behind us and move forward and just get excited for this game on Sunday, and our locker room is in a great place right now.” Taylor said he’s still “got a lot of faith” in the front office.
Key points
- We’ve got a huge one this week, and we’re not going to have any distraction around that.” Taylor said the front office approached the coaching staff yesterday about the possible trade to get input, and it took about three minutes of his day and then he moved on to preparing for Sunday night’s AFC North showdown with Pittsburgh (6-2).
- If we can focus on that, we’ll be in great shape throughout the year.” The Bengals did lose one player Tuesday but not through a trade.
- The organization is always looking for ways to improve and scouring the waiver wire and practice squads to pluck additions, Taylor noted; however, trades are the biggest way to add more significant contributors.
He had insisted in multiple press conferences leading up to the trade deadline Tuesday that he was happy with his roster as it stood, and Taylor’s tone has not changed in that regard.
Cincinnati Bengals coach Zac Taylor confirmed Wednesday, Nov.
Additional details
- I know it’s a fun period of time, the weeks leading up to the trade deadline, for fans and able to generate a lot of media attention off of it, but the truth is, we do really like where we’re at.
- “I think the beauty of it is I just worry about us and making sure we’re at our best on Sunday when we play Pittsburgh and the next team we’ll play after that,” Taylor said.
- Certainly, have a ton of confidence in our front office and how they do things.
- The Bengals had emphasized during the offseason the importance of defensive line depth, and Howell’s broken wrist, which required surgery Nov.
- Although a return this season has not been ruled out for Howell, the rookie second-round draft pick had proven an effective pass rusher and Ebiketie would have been a similar type of player to fill a role as a rotational piece.
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