These 5 NFL teams had the worst offseasons in 2019

Carolina Panthers head coach Ron Rivera, left, and general manager Marty Hurney discuss the team's draft goals during a news conference at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C., on Wednesday, April 17, 2019. (David T. Foster III/Charlotte Observer/TNS via Getty Images) /

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CINCINNATI, OH – FEBRUARY 05: Zac Taylor poses with Cincinnati Bengals owner Mike Brown after being introduced as the new head coach for the Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium on February 5, 2019 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /

2. Cincinnati Bengals

For the first time since 2002, there is someone other than Marvin Lewis holding the title of head coach of the Cincinnati Bengals. The longest-tenured sideline leader in the history of the franchise leaves the Queen City with more wins than losses and did lead the club to seven postseason appearances. Alas, there were no playoff wins under his command. And a team that opened 4-1 this past season finished 6-10 and in the AFC North basement for the first time since 2010.

Enter Zac Taylor, late of the Los Angeles Rams. That team’s former quarterbacks coach takes over a club that has some talent on that side of the football. But new defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo inherits a unit that allowed the most total yards and passing yards in the league in ’18.

So it was somewhat surprising that the Bengals used their first two picks in April on offense in the form of tackle Jonah Williams (1-Alabama) and tight end Drew Sample (2-Washington). Of course, the former does fill a need on an offensive line that has had its struggles the past few years. On that front, Cincinnati did add former Buffalo Bills’ right guard John Miller in free agency. And keeping quarterback Andy Dalton upright would be a high priority.

There are a lot of players already on this team that have to perform much better this year. The team will also need the vast majority of their 10 draft choices to step it up as well. All told, this has the appearance of a team in rebuilding mode after managing only a combined 19-28-1 record the past three years.

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