If the password for the Bengals’ revamped offense this spring is uptempo01, then the new-look defense’s sign on is tamultiple18. And cornerback Darqueze Dennard is the face of the versatility new defensive coordinator Teryl Austin seeks.
Just ask cornerbacks coach Daronte Jones, the only new coach on defense besides Austin who is still getting over the fact he’s lining up three first-round corners in the nickel package.
“It’s hard to find a cover guy that can play physical enough to go inside and play the core,” Jones says Monday. “I’ve got to have some physicality and some want-to.