“Scary,” Defensive line coach Jay Hayes said via Bengals.com. “It’s scary how fast and explosive he is right now. I think he has the confidence that he has his legs under him. He feels like he did.”
The prospect of Geno Atkins becoming the player who earned a spot on the first-team All-Pro squad in 2012 is significant. The story is well-documented: Generating 12.5 sacks in 2012 (and 20 sacks between 2011 and 2012) Atkins set the stage for a fast-track nomination as one of the greatest active players, leading to a five-year extension that paid $53.