09-07-2018, 09:24 PM
https://www.bengals.com/news/quick-hits-price-seeks-same-page-to-write-debut-marv-opens-against-8th-new-coach
Is this a new guy, or has Redmond been holding back???
Quote: “He’s worked his butt off for this moment,” Price said. “People don’t know Redmond now. They’ll know him Sunday.”
Price is excited. Not nervous. His first college start came on an NFL field when the Buckeyes played Navy in Baltimore at M&T Bank Stadium. Everyone but left guard Clint Boling is new on this line that allowed five sacks in last year’s opener. Go back to the 2016 opener and the seven sacks in the win against the Jets and they’re looking for a much cleaner start with new line coach Frank Pollack’s scheme, technique and personnel.
“The key is being on the same page and making sure we’re communicating. I was just talking about that with Bobby,” said Price of right tackle Bobby Hart. “Make sure everyone is on the same page. Make the call. Echo the call. Make the call. Then everybody goes execute. Then do it again. Do it again. Do it again. In the NFL, you can’t have a bad play. A mental lapse is what gives you a sack or a fumble or somebody is unblocked. It’s all about communication.”
If it sounds like Price is a soothing force it’s because he is. He and Redmond make for a unique tag team because Redmond’s energy and passion can sometimes get him into trouble. And then there’s Boling, the dean of the line with seven straight Opening Day starts. It’s quite an interesting brew. Pollack is rolling out these three guys because he must think they give him the best chance to prevent the inside pressure that dogged quarterback Andy Dalton last season.
“Yin and yang. Yin and yang,” Price said of him and Redmond. “Clint’s his own character. It’s going to be cool having (Redmond’s) energy and having him coming in just smashing people. But let’s do it controlled. Let’s do it the right way. When he’s 100 percent confident in what he’s doing and where he’s going, he’s going to ‘kill,’ somebody. That’s how he is. That makes us balanced. That’s what is really cool about it.”
Is this a new guy, or has Redmond been holding back???
