Sunday’s 47-42 loss to the Chicago Bears was a gut punch to this season for the Cincinnati Bengals. And with it coming after a 39-38 loss to the New York Jets, things are incredibly bleak at Paycor Stadium.
Giving up the winning touchdown in the final seconds of Sunday’s game, the Bengals’ defense has caught plenty of flak over the last 24 hours, and for good reason.
However, catching flak from your own teammates is one that really only speaks to the overall tension in the locker room at the moment.
After the game, running back Chase Brown made comments that have been circulating.
“We put the ball in the end zone and go up a point at the end,” Brown said after the game. “Finish the f#$%ing game. Just end it. That’s it. That’s what we need to do. Just end the f#$%ing game.”
Well, now head coach Zac Taylor has his response.
In his weekly press conference, Taylor had this to say about the comments made postgame by his starting running back:
“And I’ve pointed it out, with Chase, there were two big plays that we could’ve done better that would’ve led to points. And so, I think I liked (the reaction from) Ja’Marr a little bit better. I can tell Ja’Marr’s frustrated, but he didn’t want guys coming at him if he had a poor performance or something that he was disappointed in,” Taylor said.
“I trust that that’s a one-time thing, and we’ll learn from that. That’s not how we want to react, and one of our best players, one of our highest character players I think in moments of frustration said that, and I don’t expect it to happen again.”
Things aren’t great in the Queen City. The bye week could not have come at a better time.
