|Numbers| Posted August 5, 2013 Report Share Posted August 5, 2013 Paul Dehner Jr. @pauldehnerjr16m Difference No.1 between Falcons and #Bengals camp, the rap music is blaring from one end zone here. Safe to say Bengals players enjoy it. it's also safe to say if we learn to tackle the right guy we win it also... Those guys look a little small. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengals1181 Posted August 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2013 Jeff Swinger @swingmancinci1h #bengals at #falcons camp is pristine @cincienquirer http://instagram.com/p/cpEufsozfV/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengals1181 Posted August 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2013 Geoff Hobson @GeoffHobsonCin13m John Clayton and Sirius Radio jostling with HBO to cover men of Marv Expand Reply Retweet Favorite More Geoff Hobson @GeoffHobsonCin14m Gil Brandt Solly Randy Cross to name a few Expand Geoff Hobson @GeoffHobsonCin15m NFL media flowering at Flowery Branch Expand Geoff Hobson @GeoffHobsonCin19m After sp teams each team going through individuals Expand Geoff Hobson @GeoffHobsonCin37m Hamilton gets yelled at for pushing CB to ground during return Expand Geoff Hobson @GeoffHobsonCin39m Punt return lineup: AJones Tate Bernard Expand Geoff Hobson @GeoffHobsonCin42m Sharp with Burkhead protecting punting for 2s Expand Geoff Hobson @GeoffHobsonCin45m Peerman back to personal protector Expand Geoff Hobson @GeoffHobsonCin46m Practice starting out with Huber punting to Falcons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alleycat Posted August 5, 2013 Report Share Posted August 5, 2013 Looks like the first injury may have happened... Sean Witherspoon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alleycat Posted August 5, 2013 Report Share Posted August 5, 2013 Stinger? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cincity Posted August 5, 2013 Report Share Posted August 5, 2013 Looks like the Bengals will be facing another familiar face http://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/article-1/TE-Coffman-Continues-Strong-Camp/4be86ef7-bf6b-446f-8ab8-e6dc8f07fd82 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alleycat Posted August 5, 2013 Report Share Posted August 5, 2013 Man, that was from Jason lacanfora. The whole nfl press corps is there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengals1181 Posted August 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2013 SN's Vinnie Iyer @vinnieiyer7m Good matchups here at #Bengals #Falcons joint camp ... @roddywhiteTV with a fine route and catch vs. Leon Hall. #aftc2013 Stinger? Jason La Canfora @JasonLaCanfora10m Falcons stud LB Sean Weatherspoon running off practice field with a stinger Geoff Hobson @GeoffHobsonCin3m Dalton looking to get into a groove after overthrowing Roundtree Expand Reply Retweet Favorite More Geoff Hobson @GeoffHobsonCin4m One on Ones....White and Julio do their thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Numbers| Posted August 5, 2013 Report Share Posted August 5, 2013 » Former Bengals offensive coordinator Bob Bratkowski visited the Bengals headquarters here at the Legacy Lodge for a Monday lunch before practice. Bratkowski made the five-hour drive from Jacksonville, where he got let go as the Jaguars offensive coordinator after one season last year. He also worked with the Falcons in 2011 as Ryan's coach, so he's in town to visit both staffs. http://www.bengals.com/news/article-1/Notes-Dre-looking-forward-to-Julio/602c2ccd-a9e2-487f-bd41-bd83c4761266 OK, I'll say it. Why ? Is a 5 hour drive considered a casual day out for a drive ? ...or potential interview ...or just what friends do ? ...or maintaining network of associates ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengals1181 Posted August 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2013 OK, I'll say it. Why ? Is a 5 hour drive considered a casual day out for a drive ? ...or potential interview ...or just what friends do ? ...or maintaining network of associates ? I'd imagine he's trying to stay connected while jobless. You'd think he'd fly in though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengals1181 Posted August 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2013 Joe Reedy @joereedy4m Adam Jones and Shaun Prater with good pass breakups in 1 on 1 drills Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bengals1181 Posted August 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2013 Paul Dehner Jr. @pauldehnerjr2m Ryan Whalen with a nice showing through early drills. Smoked Terrence Johnson for deep TD from Josh Johnson. #Bengals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coup000 Posted August 5, 2013 Report Share Posted August 5, 2013 Wasn't sure this needed it's own thread so I'll throw it in here. Pretty solid preview from PFF: The Cincinnati Bengals went into the 2012 season with high expectations after making the playoffs in 2011, despite grading as a very average team on both sides of the ball. What they produced was improvement across the board offensively and some huge strides on defense, where the Bengals got strong coverage from their top three corners, the run defense took a step forward, and a certain defensive tackle emerged as a superstar. Returning essentially their entire core in 2013, the Bengals have high hopes of still more improvement. Today’s 32 in 32 looks at the reasons Bengals fans can be confident, and why they should be concerned, as their team tries try to reclaim the AFC North throne in 2013. Five Reasons to be Confident 1. Geno Atkins and the Pass Rush Geno Atkins had a monster 2012, achieving the best defensive tackle performance in PFF history, grading at +80.0. If Atkins can repeat his dominant campaign the Bengals’ defense should only improve around him in 2013. The Bengals return the majority of last year’s squad that produced 56 sacks and 294 pressures on the season, good for the fourth-highest pass-rush grade in 2012 at +28.9. Adding to the group, they picked up veteran linebacker James Harrison, whose injury may have slowed him down in 2012, and second-round freak Margus Hunt. Former second-round pick Devon Still should get more playing time in his second season. We’ve glimpsed Carlos Dunlap’s potential as an outside rusher, and if he can stay on the field and get more snaps the Bengals’ pass rush will improve in 2013. With those toys, Mike Zimmer will have fun. Zimmer is among the best at putting players in position to generate pressure, commonly deploying three defensive ends in nickel packages. He needs to make sure weapons like Dunlap get more pass rushing opportunities to continue that trend in 2013. The Bengals blitz just 27.1% of the time, less than the 31.6% league average, but manage to generate pressure nearly 34% of the time with a four-man rush. Using personnel rotations, Zimmer can maximize pressure with little cost elsewhere, a trend the Bengals hope to continue in 2013. 2. A.J. Green and the Young Offense Last year, we hinted that A.J. Green was approaching the NFL’s elite tier of wide receivers. As a sophomore, he entered that conversation. In his third year, Green’s elite tools should continue to translate into elite production for the Bengals. The major difference in 2012 should be certainty at the WR spot opposite Green. Sophomores Mohamed Sanu and Marvin Jones will be targets 2A and 2B, as both flashed different but complementary skill sets in 2012. Sanu was a reliable target in the slot in limited action last year, and Jones was a big-play threat on post, hitch, and out routes when split out wide, who got better as the season went on. Andrew Hawkins will reprise his elusive playmaker role, after contributing 350 of his 533 receiving yards last year after the catch, and forcing seven missed tackles as a receiver. First-round pick Tyler Eifert figures to be a major addition to the passing offense, as his hands and ball skills are reportedly as advertised. He’ll join Jermaine Gresham in two tight end sets, which the Bengals will likely use more than last year to create mismatches in coverage. The Bengals also added rookie Giovani Bernard, whose pass catching acumen and agility will be welcome additions after BenJarvus Green-Ellis contributed just 22 catches for 104 yards in 2012. Andy Dalton has the weapons he needs to succeed this year. 3. The Offensive Tackles and Big Z Andrew Whitworth remains a pass blocking stalwart at left tackle for the Bengals, and while knee injuries may limit his ability to generate the push that he demonstrated in 2010, he remains in the elite pass blocker column as PFF’s highest-graded pass blocking tackle in 2012. Andre Smith, however, burst onto the scene as an elite right tackle in 2012,and in fact tied with Ryan Clady for the fourth-highest grade of the year. He emerged as an all-around talent, as the sixth-best run blocking offensive tackle and third-best pass blocking right tackle in the league. Meanwhile, Kevin Zeitler impressed as a rookie at right guard. If it weren’t for one miserable game against Pittsburgh, Zeitler would have been a Top 10 guard as a rookie. The strength of the offensive line is pass blocking, and if Zeitler adds power run blocking to his arsenal next to Andre Smith, the Bengals will add another dimension to their offense. 4. Depth and Redshirts on Defense The Bengals boast excellent defensive depth. The defensive line features highly-drafted sophomores Devon Still and Brandon Thompson. At defensive end, you can look six deep on the depth chart before you find a question mark, and former third-round pick Dontay Moch still has great potential as an edge rusher if he can shake migraine issues. At linebacker, Mike Zimmer should be able to play more situational football, as Emmanuel Lamur should take over at nickel linebacker next to Vontaze Burfict. James Harrison and fourth-round pick Sean Porter make five linebackers who should see substantial playing time depending on the situation. The secondary is mostly stacked, especially at corner (see below) where the presumed fourth-string corner is a “redshirt” first-round draft pick. That’s not just depth — that’s high quality depth, including young players with a year of practice under their belt. One or two injuries won’t derail this unit. 5. Quality at Corner Leon Hall is one of the best slot corners in the league, leading the NFL in yards allowed per slot coverage snap and coverage snaps per reception allowed. Fellow starter Terence Newman ranked fourth in Run Stop Percentage and had a resurgent season in coverage. Adam Jones plays outside cornerback in nickel personnel packages, and had the sixth-highest coverage grade among corners last year. Former first-round pick Dre Kirkpatrick has had an excellent training camp so far as the fourth corner on the depth chart. Newman will be 35 on opening day this year and could lose a step, but the Bengals have plenty of young talent with Kirkpatrick, Brandon Ghee, and fifth-round pick Shaun Prater waiting in the wings. This should be a top unit in 2013. Five Reasons to be Concerned 1. Can Andy Dalton Take the Next Step? Dalton (-1.0) graded as near to 0.0 as any quarterback last year. He posted strong traditional stats for a second-year QB, with nearly 3,700 yards, 27 touchdowns, and an 87.4 passer rating. Still, he graded -5.0 as a passer and his numbers seem to be more of a product of him being an average quarterback with Green as a target. He’s in the middle of the pack in accuracy (72%), but was below average in deep accuracy (32.8%), ranking 20th of 23 qualified QBs. He struggled under pressure, and despite being one of the fewest-pressured QBs in the NFL, took the third-most sacks in the NFL — eight of which we attribute to Dalton himself. He needs to step up his performance, and seemingly that comes down to improving with his secondary and tertiary reads. He was much worse on plays where he held the ball for 2.6 seconds or longer, which aligns with the scout’s narrative that he locks on to his primary target and has trouble adjusting. It’s worth remembering that Dalton is entering just his third pro year, and his passing touchdown production in his first two years put him in rare company (only Peyton Manning, Dan Marino, and Cam Newton have thrown for at least 20 TDs in their first two years), but he needs to take a step forward for this offense to leap into the top crust. 2. Second Safety The Bengals are set at starting safety, but it is unclear who will start alongside Reggie Nelson. Taylor Mays graded positively in limited action in 2012, but the Bengals relied on veteran Chris Crocker for most of the year. Third-round pick Shawn Williams is getting snaps with the starters in training camp, but there’s an open competition between Williams, Mays, and 2012 fifth-round pick George Iloka for the second starting safety job. All three guys are essentially unknown quantities, and one of them will have to step up for the Bengals to have a complete secondary. 3. Rey Maualuga Rey Maualuga had a nightmare 2012. He was PFF’s worst linebacker in 2012 and looked lost on the field far more often than a veteran linebacker should. However, Marvin Lewis and the Bengals stood by Maualuga with a contract extension, and he’ll still get 4-3 base snaps in 2013. He was targeted by opposing QBs 80 times in the regular season, making him the second-most targeted linebacker in the NFL last year. He gave up an opposing QB Rating of 107, 10.7 yards per reception, a 76% completion rate, and missed 18 tackles in coverage — one every four attempts. He ranked near the bottom of the league in Tackling Efficiency at 7.3 tackle attempts per missed tackle. He should escape some of those coverage situations this year, as Emmanuel Lamur has been taking snaps in the nickel package in training camp. He had 394 coverage snaps in the nickel last year and only 193 in the base 4-3, so the Bengals can and should do a better job of hiding him from coverage in 2013. 4. Running Game The Bengals hoped Green-Ellis would help revive the running game. Unfortunately, the former Patriot turned in a flat performance (-5.8 overall, -6.2 in rushing) as a feature back without the threat of Tom Brady’s offense. The Bengals offensive line needs to improve in run blocking, but the Bengals are hopeful that rookie Giovani Bernard can provide a spark in the ground game. He will probably start the season as a third-down back, capable of bouncing outside and catching it out of the backfield (though this hasn’t been a staple of Gruden’s offense), but current speculation suggests that he will earn a carries split with the ‘Law Firm’ this year. 5. Youth as a Double-bladed Sword One of the Bengals’ great strengths is their relative youth at key skill positions compared to the rest of the league. Andrew Whitworth, 31, is their only offensive starter over age 30 — the rest are 28 or younger, with most having four or fewer years of NFL experience. Green and Dalton are in their third year, Sanu and Jones in their second, Bernard and Eifert are rookies. They’re more experienced on the defense, but they’ll be relying on Burfict for another big year, Lamur in nickel packages, and youth for their second starting safety and to back-up many other positions. What to Expect? The 2013 Bengals are arguably the most talented edition of Cincinnati football since the 2005 squad’s Super Bowl hopes went down with Carson Palmer’s knee. Continuity bodes well for Cincinnati’s talent to coalesce and turn into something special, and this is a squad that has the air of a team ready to break out. They don’t have any glaring holes, and they have young players that could take the next step and propel them to the next level in Andy Dalton and Carlos Dunlap. The Bengals have drafted well, by consensus, for the past few years, and it looks like those efforts could pay off this year. They have to deal with perennial contenders in the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens, but should contend for the AFC North. For their fans, a playoff win would be a step in the right direction, but for Marvin Lewis and his team, they’ve got to think a Super Bowl is within reach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scharm Posted August 5, 2013 Report Share Posted August 5, 2013 OK, I'll say it. Why ? Is a 5 hour drive considered a casual day out for a drive ? ...or potential interview ...or just what friends do ? ...or maintaining network of associates ? 5 hours is nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengals1181 Posted August 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2013 @AJCFalcons #Falcons oline just got it handed to them -- collectively -- by the #Bengals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengals1181 Posted August 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2013 D. Orlando Ledbetter @AJCFalcons31s #Falcons Dline vs. #Bengal oline was a draw. Osi dominated on his few reps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coup000 Posted August 5, 2013 Report Share Posted August 5, 2013 @AJCFalcons #Falcons oline just got it handed to them -- collectively -- by the #Bengals. Opponents better get used to that....if they aren't already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengals1181 Posted August 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2013 SN's Vinnie Iyer @vinnieiyer1m Red Rifle still firing deep downfield for #Bengals vs #Falcons secondary despite no @ajgreen_18 in Flowery Branch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengals1181 Posted August 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2013 SN's Vinnie Iyer @vinnieiyer1m Love watching #Bengals rookie TE Tyler Eifert ... What a load for #Falcons linebackers and everyone else in the league to try to cover. Nate Hodges @NateNFL1m Reggie Nelson and George Iloka started at safety for the #bengals. Williams and Mays 2nd. @JeffRatcliffe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengals1181 Posted August 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2013 Paul Dehner Jr. @pauldehnerjr43s Plenty of camaraderie between two teams. More like old friends playing pickup than opponents in game. #Bengals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengals1181 Posted August 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2013 Paul Dehner Jr. @pauldehnerjr8m Not much trouble for Matt Ryan in 11-on-11. Picked on Adam Jones and Reggie Nelson each once throwing to Harry Douglas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LargeJungleCat Posted August 5, 2013 Report Share Posted August 5, 2013 Gotta love fake football... But I'm glad our defense is seeing (probably) the best receiving group in the NFL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengals1181 Posted August 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2013 Geoff Hobson @GeoffHobsonCin5m Vinnie Rey has pads off (knee) but walking around Expand Reply Retweet Favorite More Geoff Hobson @GeoffHobsonCin24m Skelton picked by sliding CB Franks Expand Geoff Hobson @GeoffHobsonCin25m Dalton goes 3-6 in first 11 on 11 that included an Eifert drop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengals1181 Posted August 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2013 Albert Breer @AlbertBreer8m Four CFL teams here for Bengals-Falcons practice: Toronto Argonauts, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Ottawa Redblacks, and British Columbia Lions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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