The Cincinnati Bengals hit the practice fields near Paycor Stadium for training camp practice No. 3 on Friday.
While Joe Burrow “rested,” in a manner of speaking, guys made names for themselves, and the team even made some roster moves.
Some thoughts:
- Joe Burrow had the day off from throwing so he….punted…a lot. Maybe that shows up in a niche spot during the season, who knows? Anyway, he’s said he wouldn’t throw three days in a row this early in camp on that rehabbed wrist, so his not throwing wasn’t a big deal.
- No practice again for Ja’Marr Chase, though he was out there and very involved, almost as a coach. If it’s a hold-in (that’s a real thing, yes), we’re not quite there to calling it as such. Let’s see Monday.
- Breakout candidate Chase Brown was on kick returns, so there’s yet another area he could have a massive impact next season.
- Myles Murphy looks great. It’s one thing to hear about how a player is much bigger going into a new season, and another to actually see it. The leap could be here.
- The third wideout job might just go to Andrei Iosivas. He just makes players everywhere, be it the boundary or slot.
- How nice is it to have a backup like Jake Browning? He’s one of the league’s best and showed it on Friday, helping everyone from Tee Higgins to roster hopefuls make plays.
- So far, Dax Hill certainly passes the eye test at cornerback. He might just steal the starting spot and has the upside to prosper.
- The Bengals confirmed the signing of three free agents. They will eat some summer snaps, but the path to the final 53 is brutally hard.
- Brown deserves all the hype and the first-team reps he’s getting, but Zack Moss looks to be the same type of difference-maker that makes the offense less predictable.
