CINCINNATI – Cincinnati Bengals offensive coordinator Ken Zampese seemed to choose his words carefully on Monday when he was asked if the return of tight end Tyler Eifert would help an offense struggling to score touchdowns.
“If he doesn’t come back right away we are going to get better regardless,” Zampese said. “These will be the same guys doing it over and over again. We’ll be better with the group we have. And when we get him back in the mix he’ll add whatever he ends up adding to us.”
Eifert’s return seems more of a mystery than ever after a source told ESPN’s Bob Holtzman he suffered a back injury this week in addition to an ankle issue that has kept him out of the first four games.