NFL power rankings: Post-Super Bowl 53 wrap-up for 32 teams

ATLANTA, GA - FEBRUARY 03: Julian Edelman #11 of the New England Patriots and teammate Tom Brady #12 celebrate at the end of the Super Bowl LIII at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on February 3, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. The New England Patriots defeat the Los Angeles Rams 13-3. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) /

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CHARLOTTE, NC – SEPTEMBER 23: Andy Dalton #14 of the Cincinnati Bengals warms up against the Carolina Panthers at Bank of America Stadium on September 23, 2018 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /

. Cincinnati Bengals. 27. team. 56. . 6-10 record

Remember back when the Cincinnati Bengals got off to a 4-1 start to kick off 2018? Remember when fans and pundits thought then-head coach Marvin Lewis finally turned this underachieving franchise around?

Well, that didn’t happen.

Lewis is gone now, finally, and the Bengals hope soon-to-be-officially announced head coach Zac Taylor, who recently held the quarterbacks coach position with the Rams, can provide the answers to a Cincy team that has had zero direction for some years now.

Taylor will have plenty of questions to answer. Is quarterback Andy Dalton still going to be they guy? What about the skill positions? Will the Bengals be able to find a complementary piece to maximize wide receiver A.J. Green’s abilities? How about moving on from oft-injured tight end Tyler Eifert?

And that defense? Wow, it was bad in 2018. Like, giving-up-more-yards-than-anyone-else-last-year bad.

Find a spot on Cincinnati’s roster, and chances are, it needs an upgrade.