The Cincinnati Bengals have changed up how they approach the offseason in major ways, be it avoiding joint practices or dramatically shifting the timing of daily practice windows during training camp.
Another change?
Bengals head coach Zac Taylor started doing something new this year for his players that fourth-round rookie Barrett Carter likened to things he saw at Clemson under Dabo Swinney.
According to Geoff Hobson of Bengals.com, Taylor has put one player in front of the entire team to throw a game situation at them or tell a personal story.
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“I love it. I think what Coach is trying to do is get to know our teammates on a different level,” Carter said, per Hobson. “Especially me being a rookie coming in, it’s good to get a glimpse into their lives for what they’ve been through and what their journey is like getting there.”
It’s a small, proverbial glimpse behind the curtain of how Taylor sketches out his team culture across the entire program.
And while it’s not as dramatic as the bigger changes Taylor has made in an effort to avoid those notorious slow starts to seasons, it certainly rings important as the team gets ready to go with more of a youth movement than normal while boasting some new coaches in new places.
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