'It's a winning environment.' Bengals rookies open minicamp with high expectations

Cincinnati Bengals head coach Zac Taylor remembers his first NFL rookie minicamp when he was an assistant quarterbacks coach with the Miami Dolphins in 2012.

The Dolphins did not have enough offensive linemen, so Taylor's brother-in-law was tasked with playing left tackle and lining up against future All-Pro Olivier Vernon.

"It was a bad matchup," Taylor laughed.

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A decade ago, rookie minicamps included four or five practices over a three-day stretch, including a two-a-days session on Saturday. It's evolved drastically since then with the Bengals kicking off their rookie minicamp with a laid-back…