Cincinnati Bengals head coach Zac Taylor and members of the staff played an instrumental role in the latest controversy surrounding the New England Patriots, dubbed Spygate 2.0.
The NFL is currently investigating the Patriots for the eight minutes of b-roll footage the team shot of Cincinnati’s sideline last weekend.
In the interim, Taylor has fielded endless questions on the matter, culminating in Thursday’s funny series of questions, per Dave Green of NBC Sports Boston:
Q: What are your general thoughts on the videotaping situation with the Patriots?
ZT: I have no comment on that.Q: Some reports have said that you are livid about the situation. Is that true?
ZT: I have no comment on that.Q: How much do you and your coaching staff use hand signals during games?
ZT:
I think, like any team, we communicate visually and verbally, depending on the environment we’re in.Q: Do you believe the Patriots’ explanation for this situation?
ZT: I don’t have any comment on any of that stuff.Q: Has anyone from the Patriots organization reached out to you to clear the air?
ZT: I don’t have any comment on any of that.Q: Why do you believe it’s in your best interest not to have any comment at any point on this ongoing incident that’s affected your team?
ZT:
Because this is a tough opponent right now, and we’re devoting all of our time to making sure we’re prepared. And so that’s where all of our focus has been on.Q: Your time now is spent with us, though.
ZT: Yeah, it is. And I have no comment.Q: Do you regret anything about how this all transpired?
ZT: No.
Considering Taylor and the Bengals were reportedly “livid” about the whole ordeal, per Boston Globe’s Ben Volin, this is a rather tame set of responses from the first-year head coach.
Notably though, Taylor doesn’t regret a thing. Commentary once the NFL concludes its investigation should prove even more interesting.
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