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Offensive Coordinator Breakdown – Cincinnati Bengals

By Jon DeBuchananne

CINCINNATI, OH - FEBRUARY 05: Zac Taylor poses with Cincinnati Bengals owner Mike Brown after being introduced as the new head coach for the Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium on February 5, 2019 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
CINCINNATI, OH - FEBRUARY 05: Zac Taylor poses with Cincinnati Bengals owner Mike Brown after being introduced as the new head coach for the Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium on February 5, 2019 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /
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Offensive Coordinator: KANSAS CITY, MO – AUGUST 10: Cincinnati Bengals head coach Zac Taylor in the second half of an NFL preseason game between the Cincinnati Bengals and Kansas City Chiefs on August 10, 2019 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, MO. (Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

Each off-season the NFL landscape changes dramatically with every coaching change across the league.  This past season eight NFL head coaches were terminated, while an additional seven NFL teams made changes at offensive coordinator. How does that impact your Fantasy Football plays?

With 46 percent of the league changing offensive systems this off-season, I am going to breakdown each of these new Offensive Coordinator play-callers, their tendencies and how it will impact each team this coming season, and how it will impact your Fantasy Football plays.

Cincinnati Bengals Head Coach /Offensive Coordinator- Zac Taylor (1 Season)

Average Offensive Coordinator Production– (1 Season)

Passing:

ATT CMP CMP% YDS AVG YDS/G LNG TD INT SACK
592 380 64.2 4149 7 236 52 26 12 46

Rushing:

ATT YDS AVG LONG 20+ TD YDS/G FUM FUML 1DN
372 1684 4.5 91 13 12 105 6 3 86

Receiving:

REC TAR YDS AVG TD 20+ FUM FUML YAC 1DN
380 592 4149 10.95 26 49 5 2 1882 210

Team Rankings-

Total Yards: 2015-(26th)
Total Points: 2015-(27th)
Pass Attempts: 2015-(17th)
Passing Yards: 2015-(19th)
Rush Attempts: 2015-(32nd)
Rushing Yards: 2015-(23rd)

Fantasy Football Play Caller Profile:

With only one year as an offensive coordinator, new head coach and play-caller Zac Taylor takes over a Cincinnati Bengals team that is looking for its identity. During his time with the Dolphins, Taylor leaned heavily on the passing game averaging 592 attempts (61%) in comparison to 372 carries (39%) of total plays.

The pass volume wasn’t the only thing that stood out when I took a deeper dive into his offensive history. The inability to generate explosive plays and score points was significant, as the Dolphins finished 26th in total yards and 27th in scoring.

While it is hard to put a ton of stock in just one season of play-calling data, the Dolphins became more pass oriented with each year that he was on staff. (2012-504), (2013-594), (2014-595), (2015-588).

The season after he left Miami, the Dolphins went from 588 pass attempts to 477 in what was a complete philosophy change from Taylor. I would expect this style of play to be brought over to Cincinnati as he has a veteran quarterback and some playmakers at receiver.

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