Lewis: New WRs can help open up the running game

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BENGALS TO FLOOD THE FIELD WITH RECEIVERS?
Published 5/2/2008 by Mike Florio at ProFootballTalk.com
On the surface, the recent influx of receivers in Cincinnati appears to be an effort to prepare for the possibility of life without Chad Johnson and, possibly in time, T.J. Houshmandzadeh. But coach Marvin Lewis says that the devotion of three draft picks to wideouts is all about getting more wideouts on the field.“ It says we want to run the football ,” coach Marvin Lewis said.  “We don’t want [enemy defenses] to cram up on us at the line of scrimmage with only two wide receivers.  You need to have some speed or that field gets pretty tight out there.“I want to keep teams from ...

Is the Bengals offense shifting to a spread-like offense?
Published 5/2/2008 by Kirkendall at Cincy Jungle: Front Page Posts
... An interesting observation made in a recent Chick Ludwig piece suggests that the Bengals might be shifting their offense to a spread-like offense (while Palmer remains under center instead of shotgun) to help open up the running game. ...