The Cincinnati Bengals offense experienced a lot of change this offseason. While one of the most high-profile potential changes did not come to pass as Tee Higgins signed his franchise tag and will remain with the team in 2024, the Bengals did part ways with longtime running back Joe Mixon, replaced departed offensive coordinator Brian Callahan — now the head coach of the Tennessee Titans — with quarterbacks coach Dan Pitcher, allowed slot receiver Tyler Boyd to leave in free agency, signed tackle Trent Brown, running back Zack Moss, and tight end Mike Gesicki, and drafted Amarius Mims, Jermaine Burton, and Erick All.
That’s a pretty significant shift in personnel for one offseason, and it’s left both Pitcher and quarterback Joe Burrow excited about the possibility of doing things a little bit differently this season than they have in the past.
“With the personnel we have this year, we’ll be able to do a lot more with personnel groupings,” Burrow said, via the team’s official website. “Putting different people in different spots . . . And doing a lot of different things as far as eye candy and making teams adjust their personnel based on ours.”
Through Burrow’s first four NFL seasons, the Bengals have utilized 11 personnel — 1 running back and 1 tight end — more than almost any other team. They have been in 11 on at least 72% of their offensive snaps in each of those seasons. They have almost never been in two-back sets (21 or 22 personnel), maxing out at 2.2% of their snaps in those alignments. And they’ve used multiple tight ends on, at most, 15.5% of their snaps, according to Tru Media.
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Now, though, with things having been shuffled a bit, they are apparently gearing up to make some changes, particularly in their usage of the tight ends.
“Our tight-end room is a…
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Author : Jared Dubin
Publish date : 2024-07-04 16:24:57
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