Cincy Jungle
The defense is looking to get back to causing a lot of turnovers.
After three days of training camp for the Cincinnati Bengals, things are looking good.
The offense is humming along again, with Jermaine Burton continuing to get more involved.
Meanwhile, the defense is trying new things in hopes of jumpstarting that side of the ball.
Here are some of the key moments from Day 3:
The new defensive coordinator has been trying different approaches to improve a defense that disappointed last year.
In yesterday’s practice, Charlie Goldsmith reported that, in one rotation, Golden had all defensive players doing all of the different drills instead of just working on one specific to their position.
Today, Goldsmith added that Golden is using dodgeballs to help players get used to batting down passes. He is also having his unit refine their technique as far as causing turnovers.
While the second-year receiver’s talent was never in question, it is nice to see him focused and on the field catching touchdowns.
Joe Burrow hit Higgins in the back of the endzone.
And Chase made a nice one-handed grab.
The physical defensive back is looking to have a bounce-back year, though he made sure not to bounce Mike Gesicki too hard on this play.
The safety who came over from the Baltimore Ravens because of his ability to disrupt passing offenses gave fans hope that he could return to form.
Second-year tight end showed up to practice, even though he will miss the entire season with another ACL tear.
Meanwhile, Lucas Patrick, who was in contention to be the starting center, suffered an injury that appears to be insignificant. Charlie Clifford reports that the veteran was already working through something before practice began.
Triple-crown winner Ja’Marr Chase made arguably the best play of camp so far.
Stay tuned for more training camp updates.
