The Cincinnati Bengals are looking to avoid a slow start this 2025 NFL season after missing the playoffs the last two years. One way head coach Zac Taylor wants to combat coming out sluggish out of the gate is the preseason. Rather than get the usual work in the preseason games, Taylor and the Bengals coaching staff intend to play star quarterback Joe Burrow more in the preseason in hopes that he has more than enough reps that allow him to hit the ground running, per Ben Baby of ESPN.com.