I’m not for or against Taylor as a head coach. I will say he at least has been able to win with a franchise qb unlike the Chargers head coach. As for the running game, the Bengals didn’t put much emphasis on a 2nd rb and they let Perine go to Denver, thus having to rely solely on Mixon who is 27 and has had 1500 carries for almost 6,000 yards in his careeer. A good back who is probably on the back nine of his career. That is a front office problem.
If any NFL team loses their starting qb, at best they may be able to make the playoffs but are a one & done.