There's been speculation that Zach Taylor's seat is hot going into 2025.

Let's talk about why that may not be the case in today's episode of Lockdown Bengals.

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Today, James, we take a deep dive into where Zach Taylor sits in terms of his seat

temperature.

Pro football focus not too long ago wrote up a list of 10 NFL coaches on a hot seat heading

into the 2025 season and concluded their section on Zach Taylor by writing that

with the Bengals Corps not getting any younger and key pieces like Hendrickson, perhaps not having

much time left in Cincinnati, it feels like Taylor will need to at least make the playoffs this

year to retain his job. And while that is the standard and expectation that should exist for Zach Taylor,

let's dive into this a little bit more because I don't think it's really that simple,

especially with the Bengals history with head coaches.

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