The Cincinnati Bengals undoubtedly opened the checkbook the last two years to improve their pass rush. On top of signing D.J. Reader, Trey Hendrickson, and Larry Ogunjobi, they also drafted Khalid Kareem, Joseph Ossai, and Cameron Sample to play with incumbent leader Sam Hubbard.
It’s a unit that simply has to perform better in defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo’s third season running the defense. Anarumo seems to have a plan in place for his top rushers, but he knows the preseason is a time to try out different things as well.
“We are still feeling all that out, [putting] guys in different spots,” Anarumo told reporters Tuesday.