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2020 NFL Draft: 32-team Round 1 mock after Week 4

By Peter Panacy

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PALO ALTO, CA – SEPTEMBER 21: Justin Herbert #10 of the Oregon Ducks warms up during pregame warm ups prior to the start of an NCAA football game against the Stanford Cardinal at Stanford Stadium on September 21, 2019 in Palo Alto, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
PALO ALTO, CA – SEPTEMBER 21: Justin Herbert #10 of the Oregon Ducks warms up during pregame warm ups prior to the start of an NCAA football game against the Stanford Cardinal at Stanford Stadium on September 21, 2019 in Palo Alto, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) /

Despite the Cincinnati Bengals’ horrid start to 2019, quarterback Andy Dalton has played surprisingly well. At least in comparison to some of his more-recent efforts.

This could be because of first-year head coach Zac Taylor’s efforts to revamp the Bengals offense, of course. But there’s just as likely a chance Taylor wants to get his own guy under center sooner than later.

Especially if Cincinnati winds up with a top-five pick in next year’s NFL Draft.

The soon-to-be 32-year-old Dalton is signed through 2021, although the Bengals could part ways with him after this season with zero in dead money and $17.7 million in cap savings. Or, if they wanted, the Bengals could go after the No. 2 quarterbacking prospect in this year’s class, Oregon’s Justin Herbert, letting him sit behind Dalton for a year before taking over starting duties in 2021.

This would allow Cincy a full year to completely revamp the offense to Taylor’s liking.