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Hiring Jim Turner would contradict Zac Taylor’s theme of preaching character

The Bengals’ new head coach Zac Taylor was finally announced officially on Monday, and we were met with all the optimism you should expect from an introductory press conference on Tuesday. He said all the right things, and he seemed to have the full support of the team’s owner. Taylor also talked about a standard he hopes to create in Cincinnati.

“Communication, character — those are two things that this thing will be built on,” Taylor told reporters on Tuesday. “I’m going to continue mention good people and having the right people. That’s coaches and players, because everyone has to have a shared vision and play for each other, and not just play for themselves.