Could Joe Burrow going under center unlock explosive plays? The Bengals are investigating
“We’re trying to find ways to be explosive in the run game and then try to find some things off of that that can get us a couple of easy explosives,” Burrow said. “We’re committed to that. Our coaching staff has done a great job this offseason of putting a plan together to try to execute that. So I’m excited to see how it works out.”
Joe Burrow praised him, but Bengals WR should still be looking over his shoulder
The Cincinnati Bengals’ wide receiver room is one of, if not, the best in the NFL. They obviously have a future Hall of Famer in Ja’Marr Chase, coupled with Tee Higgins, who could be a WR1 for most NFL teams. Behind Chase and Higgins is currently fourth year wideout Andrei Iosivas.
Bengals Safety Confident Ahead of Training Camp ‘This Is The Year To Do It’
“I obviously have to play in the playoff game,” Battle said. “And I feel like this is the year to do it. Then not just one playoff game. I want to play in a divisional, the conference and then Super Bowl as well.”
Bengals’ Joe Flacco likes the offensive changes, too
“There’s a reason that has always been a part of the game,” Flacco told Paul Dehner Jr. of The Athletic. “Obviously, the game evolves, but there is still base parts of the game that matter. On first and second down, if you can be a physical team and then play off of that physicality, it is going to help you get easy plays. The explosive plays are coming not because you are fighting an uphill battle all game but because you are finding ways to get easy chunks.”
Erick All is key to giving Bengals NFL-best group of weapons
“After those three, well, good luck,” Barnwell wrote. “Andrei Iosivas has been one of the least efficient receivers in the league, even when one of the players ahead of him has been absent. Tight end Mike Gesicki wasn’t able to build on his resurgent 2024 campaign. Erick All Jr. quietly impressed early in his rookie season before missing the second half of 2024 and all of 2025 with a serious knee injury. Could the 25-year-old tight end be the player the Bengals need to make it to No. 1 on this list?”
Three quotes that sum up Joe Burrow’s offseason
It’s no secret this season is arguably the most important since the Bengals drafted Burrow with the first overall pick in 2020. Cincinnati was uncharacteristically aggressive after a disappointing 6-11 campaign in 2025. The Bengals beefed up the defense by acquiring a few new starters, including Pro Bowl defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence II.
