Bengals remain 'very comfortable' with QB Dalton

The Cincinnati Bengals will have a new head coach in 2019, but they will likely have the same starting quarterback. Director of player personnel Duke Tobin told the Cincinnati Enquirer on Wednesday that the team is "very comfortable" with veteran Andy Dalton remaining in that role.

"We're very comfortable with Andy," Tobin said. "We think he's got a number of years left. We feel like we can win with him." Dalton, 31, has compiled a 67-50-2 record in eight regular seasons and an 0-4 mark in the playoffs since the Bengals drafted him in the second round in 2011.

Tobin, who was interviewed during Senior Bowl week in Mobile, Ala., said the franchise's faith in Dalton won't preclude them from picking a quarterback in April's draft. The Bengals have the No. 11 pick in the first round. "With any position group, we don't just throw away the whole draft board at a group just because we're satisfied with who we have," Tobin said. "We'll evaluate them and look at them and see if there's an opportunity to add a guy at every position."

The incoming head coach, believed to be Los Angeles Rams quarterbacks coach Zac Taylor, will obviously have some impact on the team's personnel decisions, too. Working in Dalton's favor is an affordable contract. He is scheduled to make $16 million in 2019, none of which is guaranteed.

Dalton started 11 games in 2018, posting a 4-6 record. He completed 61.9 percent of his passes for 2,566 yards, 21 interceptions and 11 touchdowns. --Field Level Media