When the Bengals hired Vance Joseph to be the team's co-defensive backs coach in 2014, few would have thought the now 42-year-old would play such a big role in improving the team's secondary.
In just one year, Joseph helped George Iloka go from an above-average starter to playing at a Pro Bowl level in 2014. He also helped Dre Kirkpatrick go from seldom-used backup to breakout performer late last season and into training camp this year. Yesterday on our Inside the Jungle podcast, Dan Hoard joined the show and said Dre Kirkpatrick has been among the top 3 most impressive players in training camp.