Jungletiger Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Bengals' O-linemen also want to 'finish'August, 19, 2014Aug 196:45PM ETBy Coley Harvey | ESPN.com AP Photo/Tom UhlmanThe blocking by the Bengals' offensive linemen won't just be focused at the line of scrimmage in 2014. CINCINNATI -- If you had the opportunity to watch the Cincinnati Bengals' open training camp practices earlier this month, you probably heard one word shouted more frequently and more emphatically than any other. Finish! It was a command most often given by offensive coordinator Hue Jackson, receivers coach James Urban and running backs coach Kyle Caskey. Their goal: to get the skill players on offense to continue running downfield even if they had been "tackled" or stood up by a defender or series of defenders who had touched them down. That encouragement was referenced in this ESPN.com story last month on running back Rex Burkhead, the now-injured back who was upheld as an example of finishing practice-play runs even after he got knocked down.Running backs and receivers weren't the only ones prodded to keep going, though. Offensive linemen were, too. If the 300-pound blockers get up and down the field the way they have so far this preseason, the Bengals believe they will be in good shape when the regular season starts. http://espn.go.com/blog/cincinnati-bengals/post/_/id/10158/bengals-o-linemen-also-want-to-finish?ex_cid=espnapi_public Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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