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CINCINNATI (AP) — One of the few bright spots in Cincinnati’s offense was Joe Mixon leading the AFC in rushing last season. The Bengals put the run game front-and-center with their first two picks in the NFL draft.A day after taking left tackle Jonah Williams with the 11th overall pick Womens John Miller Jersey , the Bengals traded down Friday and got Drew Sample from Washington — a tight end known for his blocking — in the second round.They filled their biggest need in the third round, getting linebacker Germaine Pratt from N.C. State.For the third straight year , they traded down in the second round, dropping 10 spots so Denver could move up and take quarterback Drew Lock, knowing Sample would still be available .The 6-foot-5, 251-pound tight end was a key blocker in the Huskies’ ground-based offense, which he figured could lead to him slipping to a later round. Sample caught only 46 passes with five touchdowns during four years at Washington.“I definitely took pride in being able to be a focal point in that regard,” Sample said on a conference call. “I took pride in opening holes for Myles (Gaskin) and our other running backs. That’s what I was able to do at Washington.”Cincinnati’s offense finished 26th overall last season, a year after finishing last. The passing game finished 24th in the league, with receiver A.J. Green missing seven games with a toe injury and quarterback Andy Dalton missing five with a thumb injury.Their best player on offense was Mixon, who ran for 1 Trey Hopkins Jersey ,168 yards with eight touchdowns. The Bengals had the running game in mind when they picked Williams and Sample.“We want to be a dominant run offense,” offensive coordinator Brian Callahan said. “These guys help us do that. They improve that ability.”The Bengals were looking to add a tight end at some point in the draft. They’ve brought back Tyler Eifert on another one-year deal after yet another injury-shortened season, this time with a broken ankle. Eifert has played only 14 games in the last three seasons because of back and ankle injuries.C.J. Uzomah had 43 catches for 439 yards with three touchdowns last season and got a three-year extension.The Bengals also were looking to get a linebacker — their most glaring need with Vontaze Burfict gone — in an early round. Pratt played safety his first two seasons at N.C. State and switched to linebacker his junior year. He started as a senior and finished as the ACC’s top-rated linebacker with 104 tackles and six sacks.The Bengals missed out on a chance to take either LSU’s Devin White or Michigan’s Devin Bush, the top two linebackers available in the opening round. White went to Tampa Bay with the No. 5 pick, and the Steelers swooped in and trade up to No. 10 — one pick ahead of the Bengals — to get Bush.The Bengals filled their biggest need as the second day of the draft wound down.“Doing better now,” first-year defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo said. “We’re thrilled to get Germaine. We were coveting him early in the day and tracking him as the draft goes on.”The 6-foot-3, 240-pound linebacker is known for his ability to cover tight ends and receivers in the passing game, a reflection of his two seasons as a safety. Pratt played more like a linebacker at times in his first two seasons at N.C. State.“I always knew for me to be successful, I had to switch positions because I wasn’t going to be a safety,” he said.Pratt will get a chance to start, given the Bengals’ needs at linebacker. Anarumo thinks he could play middle linebacker or outside because of his versatility.“Like with every rookie Cordy Glenn Jersey , we want to see what they do well early so they don’t lose confidence,” he said. Although he was one of the hottest candidates on the market, hiring the 35-year-old Zac Taylor was a bold move by the Bengals. As the Bengals wait for Taylor’s season with the Los Angeles Rams to end, many of the best coordinator options are accepting other jobs around the NFL. With that in mind, here are some possible offensive and defensive coordinator options who are not being talked about.Offensive Coordinator OptionsMajor Applewhite - formerly University of Houston - Head Coach/Offensive CoordinatorEveryone is obsessed with college coaches and their high powered offenses, so much so that Kliff Kingsbury is now head coach of the Arizona Cardinals after getting fired by his alma mater Texas Tech. Applewhite just got fired as head coach at the University of Houston, where he replaced Tom Herman there two years ago when Herman left for Texas. Applewhite coached quarterbacks and coordinated the offense of Houston, Texas, Alabama, and Rice. Sean Ryan - Houston Texans - Quarterbacks CoachRyan’s work as Deshaun Watson’s position coach has been inexplicably overlooked over the last two years. Watson’s seamless transition into the NFL has been a wonderful thing to witness, and Ryan absolutely deserves credit for it. Ryan has been Watson’s only position coach in the NFL and prior to that he coached an impressive group of Texans receivers. After bouncing around New England colleges as an assistant Dre Kirkpatrick Jersey , Ryan broke into the NFL in 2007 with the New York Giants as an offensive quality control coach before then coaching the wide receivers and quarterbacks for the team. Joe Lombardi - New Orleans Saints - Quarterbacks CoachIt is not just Lombardi’s bloodlines or his USAA commercials that make him a candidate. Lombardi started coaching the Saints quarterbacks in 2009, the year they won the Super Bowl. He took a couple years off when he served as the offensive coordinator with the Detroit Lions before returning to resume his duties tutoring Drew Brees in 2016. Lombardi would give the Bengals exposure to the special things that the Saints have done offensively in the last couple of season including their creative use of Taysom Hill and effective use of both Mark Ingram and Alvin Kamara. Defensive Coordinator OptionsEjiro Evero - Los Angeles Rams - Safeties CoachPeople have speculated about Taylor bringing one of the Rams offensive coaches with him, but Evero is an excellent young defensive coach who could be an interesting hire for the Bengals. While Taylor learned from Sean McVay, Evero learned from defensive coordinator Wade Phillips, who is widely considered one of the best play callers on the defensive side of the ball. The Rams safeties have been very effective, particularly John Johnson, who made an immediate impact after being drafted in the third round.Chris Hewitt - Baltimore Ravens - Secondary Coach A University of Cincinnati alum, Hewitt spent eight years coaching under Greg Schiano at Rutgers before joining the Ravens coaching staff. He steadily rose up the ranks on their staff and spent the last two seasons as secondary coach. During that time he learned under the tutelage of Don Martindale and Dean Pees. The Ravens secondary has been especially great in the last couple of seasons and a driving force behind that dominating defense.Josh Boyer - New England Patriots - Cornerbacks CoachBoyer has been the Patriots cornerbacks coach since 2012 and was the defensive backs coach for three seasons before that. The Patriots play with excellent technique at the cornerback position and understand how to play the ball. Boyer played a major role in turning rookie free agent Malcolm Butler into a star and is well on the way to doing the same with J.C. Jackson.