They may end up not writing a word about rookie wide receiver Josh Malone during and after Sunday’s dress rehearsal in Washington (4:30 p.m.-Cincinnati’s Channel 19), otherwise known as the Bengals’ third pre-season game.
After all, there’s a ton of other stuff on the table, such as the Carlo (Bengals defensive coordinator Paul Guenther) and Johnny (Washington head coach Jay Gruden) re-match with the old Cincy friends. Gruden’s offense went overseas and overtime last season in Wembley to carve up Guenther’s defense for 546 yards that included quarterback Kirk Cousins’ 458 for the most passing yards against the Bengals in ten years.