​The Cincinnati Bengals failed trade attempt with the Philadelphia Eagles was one of the main storylines across the NFL on Nov. 10 as the trade deadline closed.Cincinnati and Philadelphia agreed to the terms of a trade, but it never got across the finish line.Here’s why.Bengals coach Zac Taylor said the trade never materialized due to an error on their end, not Philadelphia’s. Instead of making longtime director of personnel Duke Tobin available to speak on the matter, the Bengals chose to have Taylor address it on behalf of Tobin.Taylor said he was uncomfortable doing so but spoke on it because Tobin spoke with him about how he wanted the conversation to be portrayed.“Obviously, we tried something yesterday, and Duke (Tobin) was very explicit with me when he came and spoke to me of how he wanted this portrayed,” Taylor said. “And I’m not comfortable doing it, but I’m going to do what he asked.”The Bengals take full responsibility for the botched trade with the Eagles.“We did make an effort to put some depth in there in place of Cashius (Howell). As we got into it, obviously it was going to be a little more costly than we initially anticipated. So, he’s really apologetic about it and wants to make clear Philly was a great trade partner; it was on our end, and that’s just the way things go.”Cincinnati agreed to the terms of a trade for defensive end Arnold Ebiketie and was planning to send Philadelphia its sixth-round pick in return.News of the trade was leaked before the deal was finalized.During that time, the Bengals found out they’d lose a possible third-round compensatory pick if they traded for Ebiketie, so they called the trade off. This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Bengals take accountability for failed trade attempt with Eagles