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The Athletic Football Show on Chase Brown

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if you're Chase Brown and you're dealing with a tight end or two into the core and there's all this traffic on some of these play fakes, is the linebacker coming? Is the linebacker not coming? When do I release
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Brown faces a more complex, crowded backfield in the Bengals' new offensive scheme

The Bengals' shift to more under-center play-action and 12 personnel creates more traffic in the core of the formation. This makes it more difficult for Chase Brown to read linebacker movement and determine his release timing, as the offensive environment is becoming significantly more complex than in previous seasons.

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