Duke Tobin Explains Why Cincinnati Bengals Make Zac Taylor Voice Of Franchise So Often

CINCINNATI — The Bengals aren't awkward astir putting caput coach Zac Taylor successful beforehand of nan media each season. Cincinnati wants to person 1 sound speak for nan squad during that crippled window, and head of subordinate unit Duke Tobin explained nan reasoning down that past Friday.

All eyes are connected Tobin and nan beforehand agency complete nan adjacent 3 months during this important team-building timeframe.

"It was important for maine to talk to nan fans. I admit it was important for you guys to get nan opportunity. Normally, I do this successful Mobile (Alabama), and immoderate of you show up, and immoderate of you don't. I conjecture I've travel around. I tin change. And if this is thing that you guys consciousness is important, I'm happy to do that," Tobin said to nan media past week. "During nan season, Zac is our voice, and Zac is personification who speaks for us. We pass each nan time with him, and he understands everything that's going on, and he is nan sound of our team.

"And during nan season, it's astir nan players, and it's astir nan coaching staff, and that's what it's about. And truthful he is nan feline that you'll perceive from during nan season, period. Some organizations tally that way, immoderate do it differently. But we judge successful his message, and his connection is our connection during nan season."

Having Tobin (or personification from nan beforehand office) speak aft each play concludes isn't a crazy point to inquire for, and nan Bengals acknowledged that by making him disposable for complete an hour.

That runtime shows really overmuch nan media wanted to talk to personification different than Taylor who has clear power connected really nan squad is put together.

Before this, Tobin normally only spoke at nan Senior Bowl successful Alabama and nan NFL Combine successful Indianapolis. Local play wrap-up pressers were difficult to find, but nan Bengals showed different measurement they tin germinate by doing this.

Continued improvement successful building nan roster is what nan fans want next, but past week was a bully measurement guardant successful nan nationalist business and accountability Cincinnati wants from its astir celebrated sports team.

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