Zac Taylor on Cincinnati: They'll have to 'carry me out of here in a casket'
Ask Zac Taylor, and he'll tell you: he has no plans to leave Cincinnati anytime soon.
The Cincinnati Bengals head coach appeared on the show HuskerOnline Tuesday, where he told the hosts he feels like the team has "come a long way" in the last four years.
An Oklahoma native, Taylor played football at the University of Nebraska from 2005-06. But he said coaching college football has never crossed his mind.
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"They're gonna have to carry me out of here in a casket," Taylor said. "I love it. Just specifically, Cincinnati. It's a really good fit for my family and myself, and the other coaches, and the owners, and (Bengals Director of Player Personnel) Duke Tobin. I just can’t imagine myself anywhere else. They’ll have to kick me out of here."
He was also asked about what makes the city of Cincinnati and the Bengals so special.
"It's the same values that I grew up with in Norman (Oklahoma), and I spent time in Lincoln (Nebraska) and Kansas and the people are Midwestern people," he said. "I always thought I was from the Midwest and I've learned I'm not–this is the Midwest where I live now...but the people are very down to earth, hardworking, treat their neighbors the right way. That’s very much how the Brown and Blackburn family are with me. We just share values, constant communication, constant alignment... I know that’s special thing to have in this league. It’s not always that way, so I don’t take it for granted and just really enjoy it, and my family is really happy here as well.”
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