Under Zac Taylor, the Cincinnati Bengals have emphasized keeping players fresh and preventing injuries. Those goals are reasons why Taylor went lighter on practices and camp than Marvin Lewis and his staff.
Interestingly then, the Bengals have something they’ve classified as a good problem on their hands with guys like John Ross.
Here’s Taylor from his session with the media:
“In walkthroughs in general, we have a lot of players who are ‘tempo violators’ — guys that are going too hard in walkthroughs. The purpose (of walkthroughs) is to be mentally stressing and taxing (but) not physically stressing. That’s good that you need to slow guys down. They’re excited. They want to get going. We spend a lot of time in the sports science part of things, trying to take (stress) off of guys’ legs, and making sure we’re mentally focused. John falls in that category with a dozen guys we have that are always excited to run the play. They can be a little overeager sometimes, but that’s a good problem to have.”
The Bengals were cautious with Ross this offseason after his severe hamstring injury. This might ring a few alarm bells, but it’s good to hear he’s on the field and eager to contribute.
Taylor said Ross will be a part of the plan beginning Sunday in Seattle, perhaps much more so than in the past.
If nothing else, this is another fun peek into how Taylor is approaching everything when the public isn’t necessarily watching.
