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How the Cincinnati Bengals address LB: In-house options with a clean slate

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Unquestionably, the worst-performing position on the last-ranked Cincinnati Bengals defense last season was linebacker.

The unit was comprised of aging veterans past their prime and unproven young players that, mixed with an unfair share of injuries, led to vastly inferior results. That creates the need for an overhaul job in Zac Taylor's first season in charge.

Over the next three days we'll offer the potential moves the team could make heading into 2019.