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With Hue Jackson taking over the OC duties, the Bengals are expected to move toward a more ground-and-pound approach. BenJarvus Green-Ellis and Bernard will be the biggest beneficiaries of the approach. On Thursday, Bernard said he is looking forward to having Jackson as coordinator. "For me and Benny, I think we've done a good job thus far. I think we can continue to keep doing a good job," Bernard said. "We just got to go into it with an open mind, and he's (Jackson) going to create this craziest playbook ever, but it's going to be fun. I'm excited for it."
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Bernard didn't detail what kind of "crazy" he expected Jackson to employ, but it was clear the running back predicts a different kind of energy to the offense than Jay Gruden promoted. "He was our running back coach and one thing I learned from him is that he brings a different intensity to the position group that he coaches," Bernard said. "Now because he's going to take over the OC job he's going to bring that entire intensity that us running backs were under during practice, he's going to bring that to the entire offense. I think it will spread out to the team and help us. ..." Remember, Jackson was the only coach to get consistent production out of Darren McFadden in Oakland. Under Jackson, McFadden's average went from 3.4 yards per carry the year before Jackson arrived to 5.2 and then 5.4 in Jackson's two seasons in Oakland (the second as head coach). ... Bernard averaged 4.1 yards per carry as a rookie; Green-Ellis averaged 3.4. ... It'll be interesting to see if Jackson can get more out of the duo.
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