FOXBOROUGH, Mass. _ As it turns out, Bill Belichick isn't the only coach tired of talking about the recent Patriots video taping "scandal."
On Thursday, Cincinnati Bengals head coach Zac Taylor had a conference call with the New England media and he's clearly tired of this subject as well. When asked his "general thoughts" on the recent incident, where members of Kraft Sports Production video taped the sideline of the Bengals last Sunday in Cleveland, Taylor said, "I have no comment on that."
Taylor also wouldn't common on if the Bengals organization was "lived" or if he believed the Patriots explanation of the situation. Overall, he said he didn't have a comment or 'no comment' five different times.
When asked why he didn't have a comment, the coach replied, "This is a tough opponent right now. We're devoting all of our team making sure we're prepared. That is where all of our focus is."
When asked if he had any regrets with how this situation has played out, Taylor simply said, "No."
The NFL currently has the video tape taken by the Patriots employees, who were filming an episode of "Do Your Job," focusing on a scout who was at Sunday's Bengals-Browns game. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said the league will have a thorough investigation. It'll be up to the NFL to determine if the Patriots employees simply made a mistake or if something else nefarious was going on.
In terms of what the video captured, it's fair to wonder what was seen that could've helped the Patriots. On Thursday, Taylor was asked if his coaches use hand signals on the sideline.
"I think like any team, we communicate visually and verbally depending on the environment we're in," said the Bengals coach.
Overall, Taylor said he felt like his team was doing a good job focusing this week amidst the controversy.
"I do," Taylor said. "Our team does a great job of focusing on what is important and part of playing in the NFL is being able to eliminate distractions and so they can come in a lot of different forms _ injuries, anything that can happen off the field. I have been really proud of the way our guys have focused this week."
