Jungle Roar

By Mike PetragliaSports Football

Jungle Roar episodes

December 28, 2021JungleRoar With Tony Pike: How The Bearcats Shock The World And Beat Bama, Joe Burrow And Bengals Are Playoff Legit
CINCINNATI -- In this episode, former Cincinnati Bearcats star quarterback Tony Pike joins Trags to discuss how the No. 4 Bearcats need to play a near-perfect game but have the skill to do it and beat No. 1 Alabama in the Cotton Bowl and advance to the CFP Championship on Jan. 10 in Indianapolis. Also:
Sauce Gardner on Jameson Williams will be worth price of admission
Heisman winner Bryce Young vs. Desmond Ridder
Bearcats getting after Alabama QB is key
Who kicks for UC and why it matters
Luke Fickell's decision to stay at UC and what it means long-term
How the Bearcats win this game
Joe Burrow and Bengals are just now hitting their stride with KC coming to town

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43 min
December 14, 2021JungleRoar With Kelsey Conway: Will Real Bengals Stand Up, Joe Burrow At His Best
CINCINNATI -- Inconsistency has defined the 2021 Cincinnati Bengals. Can they shake it over the final four regular season games to reach the playoffs for the first time since 2015? Kelsey Conway of the Cincinnati Enquirer joins Trags to discuss why these Bengals are so very difficult to figure out.

Also:
Sunday was one of Joe Burrow's best games yet as a pro
How to fix the offensive line
Figuring out how the Bengals win their final four games
Zac Taylor deserves credit for keeping this group on point
How the Cincinnati Bearcats give No. 1 Alabama a game in the Cotton Bowl

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34 min
December 08, 2021 JungleRoar With Mike Giardi: How Jimmy Garappolo and Joe Burrow compare, Bengals still favorite to win division?
CINCINNATI -- The Bengals have a chance to get back on the right track this Sunday in the finale of a three-game homestand but they'll have to beat back Jimmy Garoppolo and the San Francisco 49ers. How will Zac Taylor and the Bengals attack Kyle Shanahan's offense? How will Joe Burrow bounce back this week? Trags talks with the NFL Network's Mike Giardi about how the Bengals could be on the path to the playoffs.

Also:
What is it about Jimmy G that is so effective?
What can the Bengals do to apply pressure?
What is so impressive about the Bengals defensive front?
How Mac Jones compares with Joe Burrow as a young QB of the future.
Are the Bengals the best team in the AFC North?

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35 min
December 03, 2021JungleRoar With James Rapien: Bengals & Bearcats Football Fever Weekend
CINCINNATI -- Trags and James Rapien of AllBearcats and AllBengals discuss how the city of Cincinnati will be the epicenter of the football world this weekend as the Cincinnati Bearcats look to make college football history as the first non-Power 5 team to be selected for the four-team college football playoff. To do so, the 12-0 No. 4 Bearcats must first beat 11-1 and 16th ranked Houston in the AAC title game at Nippert Stadium. If the Bearcats win, they will find their fate at noon on Sunday as the CFP Committee announces the four teams and their seedings. An hour later, at Paul Brown Stadium, the Bengals host the Los Angeles Chargers in a matchup of Joe Burrow and Justin Herbert. The two didn't get to face one another last year in the 2020 season opener as Tyrod Taylor got the call for the Chargers.

Trags and James also talk
Why Luke Fickell Stayed at UC and Marcus Freeman took over at Notre Dame
What this means for the Bearcats going forward
A potential UC-Georgia rematch in the CFP
What kind of shootout could be in store for fans Sunday at Paul Brown Stadium
Burrow vs. Herbert

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52 min
November 23, 2021JungleRoar With Geoff Hobson: Zac Taylor Making Believers Of Us All As Steelers Lurk
CINCINNATI -- The Bengals picked a really good time to get back to their winning ways Sunday in Vegas. And Zac Taylor had the faith to not give up on what he believed would be the winning strategy. Therein lies a critical lesson about these Bengals and their head coach. They believe in one another. I discuss this and much more with longtime Bengals.com beat writer Geoff "Butch" Hobson.

Also:
The Bengals might have really found something big in right guard Hakeem Adeniji
Don't judge Joe Burrow by his yards but by his wins
The Bengals had their biggest drive of the season when they needed it most in Vegas
Cincinnati is a true football town, from high school through pros
Steelers-Bengals is right there with Red Sox-Yankees in terms of rivalry heartbreak

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48 min
November 17, 2021JungleRoar With Mo Egger: How Bengals, Joe Burrow Fix Themselves in 2nd Half, Jessie Bates Will Step Up
CINCINNATI -- With the Cincinnati Bengals entering the final eight games of the season with a 5-4 mark, they are still in prime position to make a playoff run for the first time since 2015. They have to shore up their defense and be much more consistent on offense. How will they go about this? Trags talks Joe Burrow, Joe Mixon and Jessie Bates III with Mo Egger of ESPN1530.

We also talk:
Why the Bengals need to do a better job of finding Chris Evans
How Bengals can improve a woeful running game that has been inconsistent
Easing the burden on Joe Burrow
Will Zac Taylor keep calling plays on offense?
Will Bengals defense hold up when the games and opponents get bigger?
The path for the "rock solid" No. 5 Bearcats to a CFP berth

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50 min
November 09, 2021JungleRoar with Lindsay Patterson: Why Bengals Messaging Offers Real Hope, How Joe Burrow Will Clean Up His Game
CINCINNATI -- The Bengals are at their bye with a 5-4 mark. But it feels so much worse after the last two weeks. Trags is joined by veteran Bengals observer and reporter Lindsay Patterson to explain why these Bengals are different and will use the break to regroup for a run to the playoffs in the second half.

Plus:
What it will take for Joe Burrow to eliminate the interceptions and sharpen his game
Why D.J. Reader and the defense will continue their dominant run from the first half
Why Tyler Boyd needs to be integrated more in the Bengals offense

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40 min
November 04, 2021JungleRoar With Richard Skinner: Why Bengals D Will Rebound, Expect Max Effort Vs. Browns
CINCINNATI -- Coming off their most disappointing loss in the Zac Taylor era - which came off their most resounding win under Taylor - the Bengals look to return to the kind of defense and complementary football that has, for the most part, defined their hopeful 2021 season. They'll need every bit of it, especially on defense, if they're to contain the No. 1 rushing team in the NFL and beat their archrival Cleveland Browns at Paul Brown Stadium. This is a season-defining game heading into the bye week and we discuss it all with Local 12's Richard Skinner:
Why there's still good reason to believe in these Bengals
Why Zac Taylor and his coaching staff need a solid bounce-back game
Jets game showed Joe Burrow can't always save the Bengals but he'll try anyway
Three Amigos show the leadership that the Bengals will need for rest of season
UC Bearcats deserve love, even if the CFP Committee refuses to give it to them

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41 min
October 26, 2021JungleRoar With Charlie Goldsmith: Bengals Bring It on D, Ready to Rise To Top
CINCINNATI -- After their dominating performance in Baltimore, the Bengals deserve to be considered among contenders in the AFC. How will they handle it? Will it be their defense to lead the way? And we explain why Joe Mixon a front-runner.

Also:
Lou Anarumo has taken the training wheels off his defense and opposing offenses should be concerned.
The tight end is suddenly a position opposing defenses really need to be concerned about.
No time for any let-up or trap with the Jets game coming up before the Browns visit Paul Brown Stadium on Nov. 7.

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40 min
October 19, 2021JungleRoar With James Rapien: Go Get Whitney Mercilus, How to Beat The Ravens
CINCINNATI -- If the Cincinnati Bengals are the team they believe they are, a win this week in Baltimore would not only convince themselves, it would start making believers of those around the NFL. Trags welcomes back James Rapien of the AllBengals.com, SINow and the LockedOnBengals daily podcast to discuss how the Bengals can get the job done in Crab Cake City.

Also:
Why the Bengals should make a very serious play for LB Whitney Mercilus
Chris Evans deserves to be Bengals No. 2 feature back
How this Bengals team can actually play with Baltimore if they are mistake-free

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39 min

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Offering passionate, insightful and compelling discussion of the Cincinnati Bengals and hosted by Cincinnati's own Mike Petraglia. Trags, a working member of the Pro Football Writers of America,…