08-06-2023, 01:54 PM
(08-06-2023, 12:45 PM)bengalfan74 Wrote: I've seen several articles touting Irv Smith Jr. I've learned through the years to take training camp hype with a grain of salt. But Perhaps this guy can breakthrough this season?
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/irv-smith-jr-continues-to-get-attention/ar-AA1eQ7aN?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=c633b9e5b6c3400a9f85a2a0b6b66141&ei=13
“Never on this level,” Smith said, according to Geoff Hobson of Bengals.com. “This is the best coaching staff I’ve been around. I put a lot of time and effort into getting better in the offseason and they’ve seen that and it’s a blessing.”
And offensive coordinator Brian Callahan spoke on this topic too, going as far as saying Smith indeed brings a different skill set than his predecessors.
“We try to call things guys like. That tends to make it work. That tends to make a good play,” Callahan said. “Irv is good in space. He’s different than the tight ends we’ve had before. He has real ability to separate and win after the catch.”
Romo “ so impressed with Zac ...1 of the best in the NFL… they are just fundamentally sound. Taylor the best winning % in the Playoffs of current coaches. Joe Burrow” Zac is the best head coach in the NFL & that gives me a lot of confidence." Taylor led the Bengals to their first playoff win since 1990, ending the longest active drought in the four major North American sports, en and appeared in Super Bowl LVI, the first since 1988.
