NFL Week 12, 2019: 5 Coaches on the hot seat

5. Zac Taylor

Never in a million years did the Cincinnati Bengals ever imagine they would be entering Week 12 still in search of their first win, and while it seems unlikely the team would move on from Zac Taylor after only one season, it’s still possible.

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Back in the offseason, there was plenty of excitement surrounding the hiring of Taylor after looking at the work he previously did with Jared Goff and the Los Angeles Rams.

And while some will make the case that Taylor deserves some benefit of the doubt for certain injuries the Bengals have been dealing with to key players such as A.J. Green, the team should arguably have won at least one or two games by now.

Even this past weekend when Cincinnati managed to keep things closer than expected with the Oakland Raiders on the road, the Bengals still couldn’t do enough to get by with their first win of the season.

The fact that Taylor decided to make the switch from Andy Dalton to Ryan Finley a few weeks back is the perfect example of how 2019 has been for the Bengals, and until the team earns that first win, Taylor is going to continue being on this list.