Tyler Boyd

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This article in CincyJungle makes it sound like Boyd will be used strictly in the slot:

Quote:While Boyd has the potential to be an impact player all over the Bengals' offense, the Bengals have and will continue to work him at the slot, where he's expected to play primarily as a rookie.

Hobson also said that it seems like Boyd is bound for the slot:

Quote:But the new guy who must make the biggest impact to help keep them a contender is Boyd, the second-rounder from Pitt. He is their slot receiver no matter what, it seems, and he did have a good spring. He’s a legit 6-2 and plays with awareness, vision and an uncommon ability to wriggle free in space.

I think Boyd becomes a hell of a player. But at a position where rookies traditionally have a slow start, can he give them the production a fourth-year slot receiver like Mohamed Sanu gave them last season right away in that tough opening stretch?

That came as a shock to me because I'd love for us to have two tight ends on the field at the same time and I assume that Boyd will be on the field a lot, so that would take a tight end out of the equation if he's in the slot.

The coaches also love Core, which I've said all-along that I love him and think he was a steal and a great talent that only fell in the draft because he didn't stand out with Treadwell taking all the attention, and it seems like the coaches are thinking along the same lines:

Quote:"He played opposite of the other wideout (Treadwell) and made a lot of catches," Lewis said of Core. "He has physical tools and goes up and catches the football. He's tenacious as a blocker. There are a lot of great things — he's big and strong. Those things show on tape. So it was very attractive to us. We were fortunate to get him there in the sixth

"He's got a lot of growth ahead. The good thing is that's what all these guys do. That's what we want. We want guys that are ascending as they come here to the NFL level, as opposed to already capped out. That's sometimes why I think teams grade guys a little differently. We want to find players on the upswing, that have an opportunity to move up and forward."

We have a lot of weapons and it will be a great season to see our offense be explosive!