You know you’ve got a pretty set depth chart when the only thing of interest on the first one of the year released Monday morning is at punt return.
And Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis has offered no surprises there, either, with incumbents and Brandon Tate heading into their sixth season at 1-2. After that it’s punt-return unknowns in sophomore wide receiver Mario Alford and rookie wide receivers Alex Erickson and Tyler Boyd. Same thing at kick return where, as it has been for years, Tate and Jones 1-2, followed by Alford and then Erickson.