Huge setback: fans stunned as Cincinnati Bengals Zac Taylor announce resignation and departure

CINCINNATI – Sunday afternoon in Nashville, minutes after a 37-27 victory against the Tennessee Titans, Cincinnati Bengals head coach wasn’t interested in discussing the animated, profanity-laced sideline conversation with quarterback Joe Burrow.

“It was just a conversation back and forth,” he said, leaving it at that.

Wednesday afternoon during his weekly news conference, Taylor offered a little more insight into his interactions with Burrow.

“He’s got a competitive edge to him that I balance as a head coach because I’m always trying to lead the entirety of the team and balance things, but he’s got an edge to him that is what makes him who he is,” Taylor said.

“And I don’t want to change that for one second because who he is and what makes him tick is what makes Joe Burrow different from everybody else on this planet,” he added.

Less than 24 hours after video of the conversation, caught by the FOX broadcast, began circulating on social media, Bengals offensive coordinator Dan Pitcher said he’s had multiple conversations with Burrow that have looked like that.

Before replacing Brian Callahan as the offensive coordinator and moving up the booth, Pitcher was the quarterbacks coach for Burrow’s first four seasons in the league.

That meant he was the one sitting next to Burrow on the bench going over what each of them were seeing after each series.