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The Bengals are doing something they haven’t done in 16 seasons Trayveon Williams Jersey Mens , which is changing head coaches. Zac Taylor is taking over for Marvin Lewis and we should be expecting some drastic game plan changes with not as much changes to the philosophy of building the team through the draft. Those two ideas could lead to some struggles early on. That idea has led to ESPN analyst Field Yates to predict the Bengals to be selecting first in the 2020 draft:Let's start by touching on the major issues Yates has as to why the Bengals could be in this position. First, the quarterback transition could be a real thing. Taylor has voiced his support for Andy Dalton since being hired, but really we shouldn’t expect him to not attempt to bring in competition at the position at the very least. He has no investment in Dalton as he was drafted by the former regime. He could commit to Dalton, or he could just as easily move on, that is the reality of a new head coach, and if Taylor does decide to make a move it could very well impact Cincinnati’s immediate success.The glaring holes on the defensive side pretty mostly stems from the linebacker position. It has become increasingly more likely that Cincinnati could move on from Vontaze Burfict as he was suspended yet again last season as well as suffering his seventh officially recorded concussion in the NFL. That has to be a position the Bengals focus on improving otherwise they could be in real trouble yet again defensively. Adding a couple more pass-rushers should be a priority as well.The state of the AFC North is an underrated factor in this as well. The Bengals are coming off a season where they only won a single game against the division. Cleveland is clearly trending up after Baker Mayfield had a successful rookie campaign Youth Trayveon Williams Jersey , and the Ravens finished the season strong with an incredible defense and Lamar Jackson taking over as the starter. Pittsburgh remains a wild card as they are dealing with their two best players (Le’Veon Bell and Antonio Brown) both wanting to skip town, and if they are successful it could be between Cincinnati and Pittsburgh for the bottom of the division.The Bengals can elevate themselves back into the AFC North conversation by evolving their team-building process, but we shouldn’t expect the Bengals to go out like the Rams did and start being major players in free agency or forking over draft selections for veteran players. That was a huge reason for the instant success Taylor saw first hand in Los Angeles, but that isn’t how Cincinnati approaches things. We could see Taylor come in and get the most out of this talent, but if they aren’t able to plug all the holes in this team via the draft and mid to low level free agents, then we could see an instance where Taylor doesn’t have the means to fully realize his vision White Trayveon Williams Jersey , yet.Taylor obviously won’t be a one-and-done coach if Mike Browns’ history of head coaches has any say in it. We could see this team build a few seasons through the draft before we have a real idea as to what Taylor is really capable of. Of course we could see Taylor’s new ideas come in and reinvigorate a roster that may have been held back by the previous coaching staff. Cincinnati needed Clayton Fejedelem‘s pinch-hitting skills Sunday.He delivered with the perfect swing.The Bengals’ backup safety jarred the ball loose from Pro Bowl tight end Jack Doyle with less than 35 seconds left in the game. Fejedelem scooped up the loose ball and sprinted down the sideline to end Andrew Luck‘s comeback hopes with an 83-yard touchdown return to preserve the Bengals’ 34-23 victory.“Really lucky he just turned, presented his chest and I saw the ball,” Fejedelem said. “I just tried to get down there and do whatever I could. It just kind of popped and the rest is history.”It was an unlikely performance in the most unlikely circumstance.Fejedelem was pressed into service only after starting safety Shawn Williams became the first player this season to be ejected following a helmet-to-helmet hit on Luck.Fortunately for the Bengals, Fejedelem was ready for anything thrown his way.He entered the game with 25 tackles in his first two NFL seasons, but finished with 10 tackles Sunday and even seemed to choreograph the head-first dive to cap his first NFL score.The victory ended Cincinnati’s eight-game losing streak in Indy, gave the Bengals their fourth win in the past five openers and ended Luck’s last gasp chance of a comeback in his first regular-season start in more than 20 months.“It was relief at that point Carlos Dunlap Jersey Limited ,” Cincinnati quarterback Andy Dalton said after going 21 of 28 with 243 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. “Them driving the ball down there like that, I was nervous. Our guys made a great play. It’s a big play to end it.”How desperate were the Bengals?With Indy trailing 27-23, Luck took over with 3:52 to go and led the Colts to the Bengals 25.Indy then lost 5 yards on a pass on first down and faced third-and-15 after an incompletion on second down.Doyle caught Luck’s third down pass near the Bengals 15 and appeared to have twisted his way to a first down when he got stood up by one Bengals defender and Fejedelem knocked the ball loose before Doyle’s knee hit the ground.“I messed it up,” Doyle said. “It stings.”Luck was 39 of 53 for 319 yards, two TD passes and an interception on his first official throw of the season 鈥?an underthrown pass to Doyle inside the Bengals 5.But Luck helped stake the Colts to a 23-10 lead midway through the third quarter.Then http://www.thebengalslockerroom.com/authentic-andrew-billings-jersey , just like last season, the Colts couldn’t close it out.Dalton cut the deficit to six with a 38-yard TD pass to A.J. Green and the Bengals retook the lead on Joe Mixon‘s leaping 1-yard scoring run with 11:07 left to play. Randy Bullock made it 27-23 with a 39-yard field goal with 3:57 to go.And then Fejedelem ended the Colts’ hopes with one crucial hit.“To make the strip and make the return is big,” coach Marvin Lewis said.NATIONAL ANTHEMThe Colts and Bengals both refrained from any player protests while the national anthem was sung. Neither team had any players stay in the locker room.INJURY REPORTBengals: Brown limped off the field late in the first half with an injured right ankle. Defensive tackle Andrew Billings also left with leg cramps late in the third quarter.Colts: Indy started the game without longtime left tackle Anthony Castonzo (hamstring), projected right tackle Denzelle Good (knee/wrist) and running back Marlon Mack (hamstring). The Colts also lost cornerback Chris Milton in the second half after he entered the concussion protocol.UP NEXTBengals: Head home to host Baltimore on Thursday night.Colts: Begin a two-game road trip against the NFC East by visiting Washington next Sunday.