... Bengals last season was their ability to fly under the radar. The team started the season 7-2 and essentially had the AFC North wrapped up by mid-November.

That won’t be the case this season. The Bengals’ secret is out, which means coach Marvin Lewis will have to find new ways to motivate his team. And coupled with a brutal schedule that includes five preseason games, Bengals.com editor Geoff Hobson predicts Lewis may also have to monitor his players’ snaps.

“[Coach Lewis] is looking at five preseason games, so I think he’s is going to taper them,” Hobson said. “They were a little worn out at the end of last season [due to injuries] and weren’t in top form. He knows the season is a long ...

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