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CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Bengals liked Zac Taylor the first time they talked to him Nick Vigil Jersey , but there was one overriding concern when they discussed offering him their head coaching job. He's 35 with only a few games as a coordinator on his NFL resume.Would it be too much, too soon, to make him a head coach?"Our big question was: Is he ready for this opportunity?" player personnel director Duke Tobin said. Taylor convinced them during their two meetings, and the Bengals introduced him as their 10th head coach on Tuesday.Having answered the Bengals' overriding question, Taylor now gets to deal with another, more persistent question that's confronted all of his predecessors: Can this head coach get the Bengals to a place that none of the others could reach? Or will he run into the same walls?In Cincinnati, it's always bigger than the head coach. In a league set up to help struggling teams rise quickly, the Bengals have managed only seven winning seasons in the last 28 years, a reflection on ownership.Quarterback Carson Palmer sensed the built-in walls and asked to be traded after the 2010 season. During his 16 seasons in Cincinnati Andy Dalton Jersey , coach Marvin Lewis raised the organization to a competitive level but couldn't get it any further.Quarterbacks and coaches have come and gone, but the futility has endured. Cincinnati's failure to win a playoff game in 28 years matches Washington for the fifth-longest in league history.Dave Shula, Bruce Coslet, Dick LeBeau and Lewis all came up short during the streak of futility. Lewis finished 0-7, the worst postseason coaching record in NFL history. Now, it's Taylor's turn.He's not only charged with trying to break through those barriers, but also winning back fans who abandoned the team because of its reluctance to make necessary changes.How's that for a first NFL head coaching job?"I know this will not be easy," Taylor said.He has to hire a coaching staff, a job made more difficult by the timing. Under NFL rules A.J. Green Jersey , the Bengals couldn't hire him until his team was eliminated from the playoffs. They got to interview him during the Rams' bye weeks.Taylor hasn't committed to a particular style of defense. He's looking to overhaul an offense that will be on its third coordinator in the last three seasons.Taylor endorsed quarterback Andy Dalton, saying he fits what he's trying to do with the offense. Taylor intends to call the plays. He'll import features from the Rams' offense to Cincinnati: "I think it would be silly to scrap it, so that will be a big part of what we do."He spoke repeatedly about establishing a culture."It's getting the right people and having high standards and holding people accountable," Taylor said.The Bengals have been through a lot of dysfunction lately. They fired their offensive coordinator only two games into the 2017 season. Last year, they fired their defensive coordinator midway through his first season. They fielded the youngest team in Lewis' 16 seasons last year, and the results weren't good.Brown finally decided to replace Lewis when attendance fell to the second-lowest level in the NFL. Fans' anger and indifference tipped his hand."We had lost some of the faith in our fan base," Brown said Tuesday, his first public comment about the coaching change. "That was clear. That sent a loud message."So, they decided to go in a very different direction with a young coach who will bring new ideas to a button-down organization.Taylor wore a three-piece suit to the news conference Tuesday Geno Atkins Jersey , the first time he's been so buttoned down. The session ended with Taylor posing for photos with Brown, who joked with photographers as they snapped away."I keep looking for the flashbulbs," Brown said. In a ranking of all 32 backfields in the NFL, the Bengals were too undervalued." />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesHorizontal - WhiteCincy Junglea Cincinnati Bengals communityLog In or Sign UpLog InSign UpFanpostsFanshotsSectionsLibraryBengalsOddsAboutMastheadCommunity GuidelinesStubHubMoreAll 322 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections #BITESIZEFilm RoomRoster Transactions and ContractsOrange & Black InsiderSalary Cap And CBABengals backfield not getting enough respect in RB group rankingNew,28commentsIn a ranking of all 32 backfields in the NFL, the Bengals were too undervalued. EDTShareTweetShareShareBengals backfield not getting enough respect in RB group rankingPhoto by Grant Halverson/Getty ImagesRunning back figures to be one of the biggest strengths for the 2019 Bengals. After all, Joe Mixon led the AFC in rushing yards last season, despite playing behind one of the worst offensive lines in football. His backup, Giovani Bernard Tyler Eifert Jersey , is still one of the best pass-catching backs in football, so the combination of those two alone makes this backfield a formidable one. Then you’ve got a pair of promising sixth-round rookies in Rodney Anderson and Trayveon Williams. Those were two of the best backs in college football when healthy, so it’s fair to think one of them will rise up and be a solid third running back. Even so, SB Nation’s ranking of all 32 NFL backfields did not give nearly enough respect to Cincinnati, who came in at No. 20. Ahead of them were the Eagles (Jordan Howard/Corey Clement), Lions (Kerryon Johnson/Theo Riddick) and Raiders (Josh Jacobs/Jalen Richard). The Bengals simply should not be behind all three of those teams, and you could make a good case they should be closer to the top 10 than the 20th spot. Heck, you could make an argument for the Bengals’ backfield being as good as the Bears’ fifth-ranked backfield, which features Tarik Cohen Carlos Dunlap Jersey , Mike Davis and David Montgomery. Perhaps this ranking is factoring in how much success SB Nation thinks the Bengals’ backfield will have while playing behind a shaky offensive line at best. Sure, the unit improved its overall talent this offseason, but they also got a big downgrade from Frank Pollack to Jim Turner as the offensive line coach. Still, the Bengals’ running backs deserve more respect than they’re getting.