In the wake of the Cincinnati Bengals’ dominant win over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, it was clear they entered a game with a collective chip on their shoulder. A number of Bengals players ripped the fact that the NFL had started selling tickets to a potential neutral site AFC Championship Game between the Bills and Kansas City Chiefs. On a related note, head coach Zac Taylor made a pretty crazy admission on Monday.
During his media availability today, Taylor admitted he searches “every inch of the Internet” to find ways to motivate his team. Wait … that means he’s read this website. Uh, Zac, I’m sorry and/or you’re welcome for everything I’ve ever said.
Fast forward to the 10:00 mark of the video to hear what Taylor had to say:
Dang, his browser history must be wild.
It’s pretty amazing that an NFL head coach would be searching the entire Internet to find a way to create a “no one believes in us” narrative. But hey, it’s a competitive league, do what you have to do, I guess. Still just really funny that he basically admitted to creating a manufactured narrative to get his players to go harder. Amazing.