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The Cincinnati Bengals will be purposefully not starting a healthy Andy Dalton for the first time since 2011. The 0-8 Bengals have nothing to lose as Dalton has played a below-average level throughout the season.That said Cheap Sam Hubbard Jersey , they’ve announced that they’ll be inserting fourth-round draft pick Ryan Finley into the starting unit. Although the frustrations between Dalton’s camp and the timing of the decision were well noted, this upcoming week will be all about Finley.Finley was a three-year starter at the NC State and looked terrific in the team’s preseason.He threw for three touchdowns and one interceptions while completing just over 73% of his passes during the four games.While that was just the preseason, Taylor has confidence in his rookie quarterback heading into a matchup with the AFC North’s most complete team. “We’ll find out. He’s done everything we’ve asked him to do so far. He had a good training camp. He’s absorbed the playbook the right way as any backup would. He had a great college career. That’s why we drafted him. He’s got a very calm demeanor, a consistent demeanor. I think the guys will respond to that. He throws with great anticipation and accuracy. He’s got good touch down the field and he can extend plays in the pocket a little bit,” Taylor told Bengals.com reporter Geoff Hobson.Taylor also noted that he was impressed with the quarterback’s NFL IQ and his pocket awareness, both key traits of the league’s top players at the position. However, with almost two weeks to adjust, there will be little excuse for poor execution from Cincinnati.Their Week 10 matchup with Baltimore could also feature A.J. Green. For the Bengals’ offensive, that’d be a huge boost and already give Finley more options than Dalton had to start the season.Although the frustrations are growing, it’s time for Finley to show that he belongs in this league Malik Jefferson Jersey Limited , and it starts Sunday. Two weeks ago, Stephen A. Smith set social media ablaze with an assessment of the Chargers-Chiefs game that included commentary on the expected performance of L.A. tight end Hunter Henry, who tore an ACL during offseason workouts and hasn’t played at all this year.That was bad; this is worse.In an sit-down with the website owned and operated by the Steelers, Pittsburgh defensive coordinator Keith Butler gave a pregame assessment of Bengals tight end Tyler Eifert. And here’s what Butler said about a guy who hasn’t played since September 30: “I think he’s very good. I think he’s up there. He can get deep on you. He does a good job of catching the ball downfield, all that stuff. So he’s going to be a problem for us to cover.”Steelers.com has removed the video, but SteelersDepot.com has obtained and posted the audio. It’s clear that this wasn’t some pre-canned interview; it was a fresh discussion taped after the loss to the Saints, and Labriola specifically mentioned the absence of quarterback Andy Dalton and receiver A.J. Green due to injury.In fact, the topic first emerged when Labriola asked Butler, “Who are the receivers who are picking it up for [Green’s] absence, besides Tyler Eifert William Jackson Jersey , the tight end?” In response, Butler didn’t say, “Well, Eifert’s actually injured, too.” Butler said without hesitation, “Well, Tyler’s doing a good job.”(To be fair to Butler, there’s another Tyler who plays tight end for the Bengals. He’s Tyler Kroft. However, Kroft also is on injured reserve.)Later in the interview, Labriola asked for a specific assessment of Eifert. And Butler again responded without hesitation Cheap John Ross Jersey , providing the quote appearing above.Beyond Labriola not realizing that Eifert is on IR (which is sloppy but not necessarily alarming since he’s not, you know, the defensive coordinator), Butler didn’t know (which is extremely alarming). Beyond Labriola and Butler, the entire Steelers.com production team (to the extent there is one) that heard the interview didn’t flinch at the notion that Labriola asks, and Butler answers, a question about a guy has been on IR for weeks.As one league source informed of the gaffe pointed out to PFT, Butler’s assessment is technically correct. Eifert will definitely be a problem for the Steelers to cover.