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Cincinnati Bengals team preview before 2020 NFL Draft

By Christopher Reiss

ARLINGTON, TX - APRIL 26: A video board displays the text "THE PICK IS IN" for the Cincinnati Bengals during the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft at AT&T Stadium on April 26, 2018 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
ARLINGTON, TX - APRIL 26: A video board displays the text "THE PICK IS IN" for the Cincinnati Bengals during the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft at AT&T Stadium on April 26, 2018 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) /
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BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA – NOVEMBER 30: Joe Burrow #9 of the LSU Tigers reacts after a touchdown against the Texas A&M Aggies at Tiger Stadium on November 30, 2019 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA – NOVEMBER 30: Joe Burrow #9 of the LSU Tigers reacts after a touchdown against the Texas A&M Aggies at Tiger Stadium on November 30, 2019 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) /

Team Needs

Quarterback

It all begins and ends at the quarterback position. The Cincinnati Bengals are not sure about their starting quarterback last season, they benched him for a rookie in Ryan Finley. You can tell that the Bengals have been trying to push away Dalton. The Bengals have the first overall pick in this year’s draft, and the Bengals select quarterback Joe Burrow, LSU. The Dalton era has ended in Cincinnati, this is now Burrows team.

Offensive Lineman

The Bengals will be getting Jonah Williams back this season, which will be huge for Burrow as well. But after Williams, they need to find ways to protect Burrow at all costs. The Bengals need upgrades on right side of the line, guard and tackle. The Bengals can draft a player in the later rounds that could possibly move up and become a starter.

Linebacker 

The Bengals drafted their new quarterback but now the defense needs a new quarterback, a linebacker. Most NFL defenses run a lot nickel and other sub-packages, which keeps the athletic players on the field. If you don’t have a fast linebacker that can not run sideline to sideline than your going to have a bunch of issues on defense, hints why the Bengals need a linebacker badly.

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