“He’s going through the motions. He’s finally healthy from injury. He’s in the best shape of his life.”
Cliches be damned, the days leading up to the preseason (better known as football is back part 2) that makeup what we call training camp, are all about teams getting their feet wet again. That takes form of being accustomed to taking on contact and the re-introduction to the constant collisions of the sport; but also, the mental aspect of the grind takes its toll on any player with something to prove.
The physical aspects of the Bengals needed improvement from last year, and you can argue that the team did not downgrade at any position from the end of last season to right now.