The play calls in the Cincinnati Bengals’ offense sound something like, “Dice Right Numbers 3 Jet Spielberg on One,” or “Trey Right Closer Karate Can 12 Duo Alert Bootie.”

There’s no playbook for how to get a quarterback who’s brand new to a system ready to play in five days. Joe Flacco said on Friday, “Come on, this is pretty unique.” On Sunday at Lambeau Field, the Bengals will be counting on him to drop back against a great defense, execute plays that are brand new to Flacco and try to get the team’s entire season back on track.

If Flacco is going to be able to save the season, he’s going to need to be able to call out the plays in the huddle. That’s much, much harder than it sounds.

“That’s the biggest issue, just kind of making sure (we’re) getting in and out of the huddle the way

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