Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver John Ross' rookie year broke him, physically and emotionally. Once he realized it, he was able to pick up the pieces. Sam Greene, sgreene@enquirer.com
During the summer of 2013, an emerging Cincinnati Bengals offense was imagining the possibilities.
One word was attached to those: If.
If Marvin Jones can build on an encouraging rookie year. If Mohamed Sanu can take the next step.
They were originally afterthoughts, but effective weapons particularly during a second half of the 2012 season when a young team grew up in the blink of an eye winning seven of its final eight to charge to the playoffs.