Cincinnati Bengals coaches are apparently like anyone in the fan base: They think pairing Gerald McCoy with Geno Atkins would be a lot of fun.
So says a new blurb from Geoff Hobson of Bengals.com, which also suggests the coaches and management are on the same page about a visit and financials:
Thank you very much for the note from your great city. The current buzz centers around former Buccaneers defensive tackle Gerald McCoy, a guy the Bengals would love to team with fellow Pro Bowler Geno Atkins in the middle. From what I can gather, coaches and management think the addition of McCoy would make an already hard to block middle downright inscrutable for offenses and are both open to bringing him in to visit and get a handle on the financials.
But easier said than done. McCoy has already visited the Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Ravens, and will next link up with the Carolina Panthers.
McCoy has reportedly said he likes the Bengals and views them as a rising team. But if so, they’re at least fourth in the pecking order at this point. Some of that might come down to finances considering the Bengals have A.J. Green, Tyler Boyd and a host of others going into contract years — not to mention Andy Dalton and William Jackson, among others, sitting as extension candidates.
At the least, it is interesting to have some of this insight and indeed, this sort of interest in a top-of-the-line free agent in May is quite a change for the Bengals.
