The Cincinnati Bengals are at an interesting crossroads right now, which centers around two people: new head coach Zac Taylor, and veteran quarterback Andy Dalton. Dalton has two years left on his contract, but that contract is beyond the five-year window in which proration occurs.
That means that the Bengals are no longer tied to Dalton in any way. In other words, they can release him or trade him with no salary cap ramifications—no dead money. The question now is, do they want to, or will they want to.
So far, Taylor has been complimentary of Dalton, and has even said that he is a player that he had watched for a while.