NFL Week 10, 2019: 20 Bold predictions to consider
By Dan Parzych
20. Finley sacked eight times
Most football fans assumed the Cincinnati Bengals would be going through a year of rebuilding under Zac Taylor in 2019, but no one expected the team to still be winless at this point in November.
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The whole mindset behind the hiring of Taylor was to see the former Los Angeles Rams assistant help bring out the best from the Bengals on offense, which has been far from the case.
After failing to win a single game in their first eight contests, Taylor has made the decision to bench Andy Dalton for rookie Ryan Finley to see if the young quarterback can provide some sort of spark to the offense.
With all due respect to Finley since every quarterback deserves the opportunity to prove themselves worthy, but the rookie could be in for a long afternoon against one of the top teams in the AFC at the moment in the Baltimore Ravens.
If the Ravens were able to defeat the Patriots the way they did, why would Baltimore have any issue when facing Cincinnati?
Unfortunately for Finley, this could be one of those games in which he’s feeling pretty sore come Monday morning since the Ravens will be applying all sorts of intense pressure throughout the contest.