The Facts: One of the more intriguing storylines in training camp revolves around Bernard and the increased touches he's expecting this season. By the extension of his position, QB Andy Dalton will play the largest role in the Bengals' offense this season. WR A.J. Green will be a big contributor, too. But no other skill player will be used like Bernard will. "I don't know if it's the workload that's going to get more, it's more the type of plays that we're going to run with him in the game," RBs coach Kyle Caskey said. "We're going to expand his portfolio of plays and find different ways to get the ball in his hands in space. You get the ball in Gio's hands in space, he's dangerous."

Diehards Line: Caskey, new OC Hue Jackson and the rest of the offensive coaches hope to put Bernard in those situations as often as possible this year. That could mean lining him out wide as a receiver, placing him into the slot or positioning him elsewhere on the field where he can catch passes. Whatever the case, Bernard should be on the field more regularly and be put in better situations to see his number of touches increase from the 226 he had last year to somewhere closer to the neighborhood of 300. "You don't necessarily have to hand it off and say, 'Hey, Gio got 260 touches last year out of the backfield.' Maybe he gets 260 to 300 touches but he gets them some other way," Caskey said. "Maybe he gets 200 out of the backfield but he catches 100 passes or however it is. We'll find a way to get the ball to him." Fantasy football owners should count on that.