Bengals Defenders Noticing New Aggressiveness On O-Line!

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Even the defenders are noticing a difference with the line blocking under Pollack!

It's causing players to talk:

Quote:Talk of a new culture up front has chased the Cincinnati Bengals into training camp this summer.

With Paul Alexander gone and Frank Pollack at the controls, a more aggressive approach is something fans have repeatedly heard about. Tasked with helping overhaul the line, new left tackle Cordy Glenn and rookie center Billy Price have made headlines for different reasons.

Both, at least, have been aggressive to the point defenders see a difference during every rep.

“They beat us up today a little bit,” linebacker Nick Vigil said, according to the team’s official website. “They seem more aggressive. They seem like they’re coming off a little more. It’s a little different mentality. It’s good to see, but we have to match that.”

This is what fans should want to hear at the end of July. While Price has had snap issues every day of practice so far, he’s also been an aggressor and should clean up the problems as he get more reps.

Remember, even some within the Bengals had reportedly called some of Alexander’s most recent units “soft.” Pollack takes a different approach, having his guys attack off the snap instead of backpedal.

If defenders are having to adjust because they notice the difference already, it should speak well to how the line performs during the regular season. There’s a long way to go and the right side still needs to see starters emerge, but this sure beats the uncertainty of last year.

This has me fired up because, if the defenders are noticing it on our stout d-line, it's going to also get them fired up to step-up their games and get on the same level. I feel like, even though some people might not think about it, it's giving the line and the offense an identity and an enthusiasm.

Think about how well Mixon ran last year behind Alexander's timid schemes, and now imagine him this year running behind a line that's firing out to drive defenders into the ground!

I'm so ready for the season and now we have coaches that are giving us a new attitude where our players are going out to kick ass!