There wasn’t much intrigue about whether the Bengals would hire Brian Callahan as their offensive coordinator because Raiders coach Jon Gruden revealed Cincinnati’s plans for his former quarterbacks coach from the Senior Bowl last month Jake Fisher Jersey , but the team didn’t make the move official on Thursday.That meant it was the first chance for head coach Zac Taylor to talk about what Callahan’s role will be with the Bengals. Taylor will be calling the offensive plays and said that he’ll look to Callahan to share ideas gleaned from working with Gruden and Gary Kubiak as they put together the Bengals’ attack.“He’s been around a prolific offense in Denver and operated in similar systems that we did in L.A, so I think it will be a great blend of ideas and cohesion. It’s important to hire people challenging you,” Taylor said, via the Bengals website. “As the head coach, you get pulled in a lot of different directions. As the play caller you always need somebody to get you started in the right direction. I can speak through him to the staff when I’m not around those meetings. He needs to be a big idea guy. On game day I’ll be calling the plays, but it will be a collective effort with those guys. This is not all about me. It has to be about the whole group creating the game plan and coming through on game day.”With Marvin Lewis at the top of the coaching staff for 16 years, the Bengals have had a consistent approach for a long time. Whatever Taylor and Callahan come up with, 2019 will be an entirely new look in Cincinnati. CINCINNATI (AP)An entrepreneurial Cincinnati Bengals cheerleader and her husband have teed off on a new way of getting around the city’s downtown: golf carts.GEST Carts offers rides on weekend nights to attractions such as riverfront restaurants Tyler Kroft Jersey , a casino and other entertainment spots. Co-founders Patrick and Lauren Dye have rolled out the service slowly, with plans to expand in time for Cincinnati’s popular Opening Day festivities in late March when the Reds begin baseball season.Long associated with retirement communities, golf carts are increasingly being seen as urban transit options.Services similar to GEST (Green, Easy, Safe Transportation) are running from Auburn, Alabama, to Toledo, Ohio. They offer environmentally friendly rides at low rates – in advertising-sponsored GEST’s case John Miller Jersey , for free – at slow speeds suited for sightseeing or mingling. Patrick liked the one in Nashville, and he saw an opportunity in Cincinnati with its revitalized downtown area.”I think it would be great anywhere,” Lauren Dye said as her husband drove past Cincinnati’s recently renovated Music Hall. ”It’s just a really fun mode of transportation.”Prince was singing ”Little Red Corvette” in the background, part of the `80s music mix among the choices passengers can make for their rides.The service comes as regional leaders have identified improving transportation as a key priority.Cincinnati area officials last month announced a partnership with Uber to create the Cincinnati Mobility Lab. Uber will share transportation data and launch studies of such issues as curbside congestion and bus services in the Cincinnati-northern Kentucky region.Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley said working with Uber is an example of looking to the future for better transportation options.The Dyes, who operate the Scene Ultra Lounge downtown, launched GEST just before New Year’s, relying mainly on word-of-mouth. Attention grew quickly, especially as the city’s streetcar system suffered repeated shutdowns because of cold weather and ice.Patrick Dye said the golf carts aren’t meant to compete with the streetcar Alex Redmond Jersey , and they’ve had good cooperation with city administrators on getting their business running.He said that they’ve averaged 300 to 500 passengers a night and will begin daytime service on Opening Day, March 29, with a cart fleet up to 10 from the current six.”This is just one more piece to bring and entice people to come to downtown Cincinnati and another tool that people can use to get around,” he said.—Follow Dan Sewell at http://www.twitter.com/dansewell