No kidding around with Bengals run game

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No kidding around with Bengals run game

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Geoff Hobson Editor Bengals.com

Giovani Bernard, that 22-year-old geezer, shook his head as he recalled rookie running back Jeremy Hill’s dance after his first NFL touchdown in Sunday’s 24-10 victory over the Falcons in the Paul Brown Stadium opener.

“I’m a low key guy. He’s a young stallion,” Bernard said. “We’ll figure out something. I’m the wise old man.”

It doesn’t take a withered sage to figure out the Bengals have their most dynamic pair of running backs since, dare we breathe it, James Brooks and Elbert Woods before these kids were born. Or maybe when Corey Dillon was on his way out and Rudi Johnson was on his way up in head coach Marvin Lewis’ first season of 2003.

Whatever it is, Bernard put on another scintillating YouTube job with 169 all-purpose yards while Hill banged away for 74 yards on 15 carries. It’s not exactly “Thunder and Lightning,” since there are times Bernard can grind it, like when he bowled for a four-yard touchdown run, and Hill can juke it, like he did for 18 yards after a catch when he made estimable safety William Moore miss in the middle of the field.

But “Fire and Rain,” give the Bengals the final, crucial elements they’ve needed for a well-rounded offense.

And in the hands of offensive coordinator Hue Jackson, it won’t be shoved to the backburner. With their two starting wide receivers and two of their tight ends shelved, it was time for Jackson to display the personality he’s always on his players to show.

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