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The schedule’s out Jeff Driskel Jersey , it’s time to make predictions!"The opponents for the Bengals’ 2019 season have been known for some time now. With the release of the NFL schedules, now we know when each matchup will take place.The NFL Draft hasn’t even happened yet, but we’re already thinking about how this season will go down. Here are our way-too early predictions for how the Bengals will tackle there 2019 campaign. Week 1: at Seattle Seahawks — To kick things off, the Bengals travel to the pacific northwest to face the highest paid quarterback in the NFL in Russell Wilson. The Seahawks are pretty dominant in home openers, and are generally hard to beat in Century Link Field, and are still a good team with Wilson under center. Unlucky start. 0-1. Week 2: vs. San Francisco 49ers — The home opener is against the second worst team from 2018, which is good, but that distinction became a reality because quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo missed most of the year. The 49ers figure to rebound under head coach Kyle Shanahan entering his third season, but it may take a few weeks to get rolling. 1-1.Week 3: at Buffalo Bills — Speaking of things that may take some time, the Bills can be at the very least exciting with quarterback Josh Allen at the helm, and that defense is no laughing matter. But let’s go ahead and side with the Bengals’ advantage at the most important position until Allen proves otherwise. 2-1.Week 4: at Pittsburgh Steelers — Is Zac Taylor ready to erase 16 years of narratives in one week? Primetime. At Pittsburgh. No Antonio Brown or Le’Veon Bell on one side. No Vontaze Burfict or Marvin Lewis on the other side. This game will look much different. Unfortunately, the result should be expected to be the same until the little brother of the rivalry can prove otherwise. 2-2.Week 5: vs. Arizona Cardinals — The last time the Cardinals came to the Queen City they witnessed Jerome Simpson do a front flip into the south end zone. They’re also likely to field a worse roster and a young quarterback regardless of what they do in the coming week. 3-2. Week 6: at Baltimore Ravens — The reigning division champs must be respected, though they’ll appear much different just like the rest of the division. Quarterback Lamar Jackson has to be expected to improve http://www.thebengalslockerroom.com/authentic-clint-boling-jersey , and their formula worked pretty damn well last time. 3-3.Week 7: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars — Oh boy you can bet A.J. Green has this one circled. Nick Foles is better than Blake Bortles, as he at least can throw a proper spiral. Will that be the difference... yeah, that defense is still pretty tough. 3-4.Week 8: at Los Angeles Rams (London) — The Zac Taylor revenge game? No, the Andrew Whitworth revenge game. The international aspect may make the contest closer than it should be, but the talent (and coaching) disparity has to be recognized here. Time for a much needed bye. 3-5. Week 9: BYE — No Ls this week baby. Week 10: vs. Baltimore Ravens — Let’s end this losing streak by splitting a division rival because AFC North reasons. 4-5.Week 11: at Oakland Raiders — Facing Vontaze Burfict in the blackhole would’ve sounded much scarier a few years ago. Jon Gruden’s boys need to prove they can be competitive before they can be taken seriously, especially with Derek Carr leading them. 5-5.Week 12: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers — If only the non-primetime designation meant a more comfortable setting. The Steelers are still tough for this roster to consistently match with but... oh what the Hell, late season momentum winning streak! 6-5.Week 13: vs. New York Jets — Those uniforms? Let’s keep this winning streak going! The Jets will be improved but probably not enough to steal one on the road. The Bengals are feeling themselves at the right time. 7-5. Week 14: at Cleveland Browns — Unfortunately, the current AFC North favorites are the favorites for a reason. By this time, we should know if the Browns are for real, and I’m inclined to believe they will be health permitting. The Dawg Pound should be at a completely different level late in the year when the team is actually competitive. 7-6.Week 15: vs. New England Patriots — Sigh. The only way a win comes out of this is if another monsoon occurs when Tom Brady has the ball in the final minutes. Although a mid-December setting would make that a blizzard; in which Bill Belichick would just ground-and-pound through any defense. 7-7. Week 16: at Miami Dolphins — I mean come on, which team isn’t picking themselves over the Dolphins right now? 8-7.Week 17: vs. Cleveland Browns — This will have playoff implications, and I can’t promise I’ll know which team I’m referring too. It could be both! Regardless, one team is better than the other as of this moment Alex Erickson Jersey , even though we’ll have no idea if that’ll hold true in the last week of the season. Having said that, Zac Taylor getting swept by the Browns to begin his tenure would be bad for business. Here’s some optimism for the sake of optimism. 9-7.What is your early win-loss prediction for the Bengals’ 2019 season? ATLANTA (AP) — Quarterbacks coach Zac Taylor isn’t allowed to talk about what will happen next week after the Los Angeles Rams‘ trip to the Super Bowl is over and the Cincinnati Bengals hire their next head coach.Brian Flores, the New England Patriots‘ unofficial defensive coordinator, says it would be disrespectful for him to discuss what’s going on with his own career until next week, when the Miami Dolphins make their own head coaching hire.Until then, these two assistants on the rise are making sure they’re doing everything possible to walk into their next jobs with a big, shiny ring.The 35-year-old Taylor is widely expected to be hired by the Bengals to replace Marvin Lewis once the Rams’ season ends Sunday. While he couldn’t confirm the decision during the opening media session of Super Bowl week Monday night, Taylor used his first public comments since the interview process to praise Rams coach Sean McVay for his advice and leadership during their two years together.“The important thing is to not allow it to be a distraction,” Taylor said of his head coaching interviews during the Rams’ playoff push. “Sean has been really great to let us take our day to handle that business, and then put it to rest and move on and remain focused. He wants to see the best for us, and so he’s been very helpful. That’s one of the many things you appreciate about Sean.”Taylor spent one year as the University of Cincinnati’s offensive coordinator before joining McVay’s staff in 2017. He has risen rapidly in the NFL’s estimation along with just about everyone who has worked with, worked for or spoken to McVay, who has his long-struggling franchise in the Super Bowl in his second season.Along with Taylor’s apparent success with the Bengals Clayton Fejedelem Jersey , former Rams offensive coordinator Matt LaFleur took over the Green Bay Packers three weeks ago. Current Rams passing game coordinator Shane Waldron also interviewed for unspecified head coaching jobs in the past month.“Sean has been great,” Taylor said of his 33-year-old boss. “It is something that all coaches strive to do at some point in their career, but the important thing is to not allow it to be a distraction.”An hour after Taylor gently deflected questions about his future, Flores did the same. Late in his 15th season with the Patriots as a scout and coach, the former Boston College linebacker wouldn’t address widespread reports that he will take over in Miami after the Super Bowl.“Right now my vision is on Sunday’s game,” Flores said. “That’s where my head is at.”That’s the same posture taken by former Patriots defensive coordinator Matt Patricia last season when he interviewed for the Detroit Lions‘ head coaching job during the Patriots’ playoff run. He then was swarmed with questions about his future heading into the Patriots’ Super Bowl matchup with Philadelphia.New England lost the game on Feb. 4, and Patricia was officially named Detroit’s coach on Feb. 5.Flores said he hasn’t been distracted by the ongoing speculation about his job status.“I’m very good at compartmentalizing. Right now my focus is squarely on the Rams,” Flores said. “I love the guys on (the Patriots). To think about anything else aside from this game I think is a disservice to them. So that’s where I’m at.”Flores would be the ninth former assistant to Bill Belichick to become a head coach. That group includes current offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels, the former Denver head coach who was named Indianapolis’ head coach right after the Super Bowl last season, only to withdraw from the position later that day.Flores started with the Patriots as a scouting assistant in 2004 after he sent a letter to all 32 NFL teams asking for a job and even offering to work for no pay.“Brian has been with our organization for a long time in a lot of different roles,” Belichick said at media night. “He’s done a great job for me, and he has the respect of everybody in the organization.”