It was Sean McVay’s system that got the Cincinnati Bengals interested in life after Marvin Lewis.
Zac Taylor, an offensive assistant for two years under McVay, was tasked with bringing his own version of the Los Angeles Rams’ flair to Cincinnati, but offense is only half of the game.
McVay hired the legendary Wade Phillips coordinating his defense for the first years of his head coaching career, just two years after Phillips’ defense carried the Denver Broncos to a Super Bowl title.
Taylor hired Lou Anarumo to do the same.