The Cincinnati Bengals are apparently throwing in the towel early on the Ryan Finley experiment.
According to NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo, the Bengals will start Brandon Allen over the weekend against the New York Giants while Finley slides into the backup role.
It’s a bit of a shocker on a Wednesday morning for the Bengals. Taylor, after all, traded up for Finley in the fourth round of the 2019 draft. But he’s gone 0-3 as a starter and has a career 45.4 competition percentage.
Taylor went out and signed Allen in late July to roster a fourth quarterback as an insurance policy amid the unknowns of the pandemic and the protocols necessary to play a season.
Allen is a 27-year-old veteran with experience in Taylor’s system after their time together with the Los Angeles Rams.
The Bengals also hosted two quarterbacks on workouts this week after sending Joe Burrow to injured reserve.
