Zac Taylor says Bengals won’t be making changes to staff during bye week
Making sure we’re all on the same page, uh, truly being accountable. This, that’s what this is all about. Uh, we have leaders on the defense, uh, as guys know it and we’re looking up to those guys to hold us to the standard. OB spoke on it, uh, the great teams that he’s been *** part of, uh, being, being accountable, holding each other accountable for what’s put on tape so it doesn’t happen again, and that’s what we’re gonna focus on being the best that we can be and that’s gonna start, of course it started today. And it’s gonna start as we continue to go throughout the season. We have leadership. The the guys are leading us, uh, Trey and and Logan and OB and and Gino and JB, um, BJ, they’re, they’re leading us quite well, uh, because it, it can be easy to lose your, lose your head, uh, to, you know, put it shortly after *** game like that, but it’s all about coming together and, you know, above all else having love for each other and knowing that and we’re gonna, we’re gonna hold you accountable, but at the end of the day we’re gonna grow and get better together as well.
Zac Taylor says Bengals won’t be making changes to staff during bye week
Updated: 3:31 PM EST Nov 3, 2025
Don’t expect the Cincinnati Bengals to make any changes to their coaching staff as they embark on their Week 10 bye.Cincinnati fell to 3-6 on Sunday as the Chicago Bears won a back-and-forth game in the final minute.Sunday’s game put more heat on the Bengals’ defensive unit, which allowed the Bears to score 47 points, gain 30 first downs and collect 576 yards of total offense.The Bengals have the worst-ranked defense in the NFL, allowing more than 33 points per game through the first nine weeks.That performance has led to some speculation of whether the Bengals would make changes to their defensive coaching staff, but head coach Zac Taylor said Monday that he isn’t considering any changes, including with Al Golden as defensive coordinator.“I believe in these guys,” Taylor said. “We’ll continue to work through it and find solutions.”Taylor praised Golden’s work behind the scenes as the Bengals look to improve their defense.“Working like crazy,” Taylor said. “He’s a great football coach. He’s doing everything he can to uncover every single stone to make us play better.”The Bengals will have almost two weeks to work on improving that bottom-ranked defense, which will face the Pittsburgh Steelers next on Nov. 16.
CINCINNATI —
Don’t expect the Cincinnati Bengals to make any changes to their coaching staff as they embark on their Week 10 bye.
Cincinnati fell to 3-6 on Sunday as the Chicago Bears won a back-and-forth game in the final minute.
Sunday’s game put more heat on the Bengals’ defensive unit, which allowed the Bears to score 47 points, gain 30 first downs and collect 576 yards of total offense.
The Bengals have the worst-ranked defense in the NFL, allowing more than 33 points per game through the first nine weeks.
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Zac Taylor says he is not considering any staff changes during the bye week.
Moving forward with Al Golden as DC. On the defense staff on the whole: “I believe in these guys.” pic.twitter.com/bhp2RmRt1O
— Charlie Clifford (@char_cliff) November 3, 2025
That performance has led to some speculation of whether the Bengals would make changes to their defensive coaching staff, but head coach Zac Taylor said Monday that he isn’t considering any changes, including with Al Golden as defensive coordinator.
“I believe in these guys,” Taylor said. “We’ll continue to work through it and find solutions.”
Taylor praised Golden’s work behind the scenes as the Bengals look to improve their defense.
“Working like crazy,” Taylor said. “He’s a great football coach. He’s doing everything he can to uncover every single stone to make us play better.”
The Bengals will have almost two weeks to work on improving that bottom-ranked defense, which will face the Pittsburgh Steelers next on Nov. 16.