Rotoworld.com is reporting that Chris Perry is now running with the Bengals’ first team offense.

Chris Perry ran as the Bengals’ No. 1 tailback at Thursday’s practice.
Coach Marvin Lewis said that Perry was playing for a starting spot before adding, “Everybody is gunning for a starting spot.” However, coaches don’t namecheck like that without purpose. Only Lewis knows if he was speaking the truth or just trying to motivate, but these developments support two notions we’ve thought about the Bengals: Some form of committee is likely and the team may prefer Perry’s upside over Kenny Watson’s dependability.

Somebody send up a warning flair to Rudi Johnson because he needs one. Johnson has been out with a hamstring injury since early August, but he was in trouble even more the bum hammy. He didn’t seem to run with much purpose last year and his stock (both real and fantasy) seems to be plummeting.