Locked On Bengals - Daily Podcast On The Cincinnati Bengals

Jake and James update you on the news from Mock Turtle Soup day, most notably that Joe Burrow has been fully cleared and will participate in 11 on 11 per Zac Taylor. Also cleared for practice are DJ Reader and Trey Hopkins, which is great news for the Bengals' trench units. James weighs in on the Sam Hubbard extension and we discuss the impending Jessie Bates negotation to wrap up the show.

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Jake and James have another fantastic conversation with Cincinnati Bengals offensive coordinator Brian Callahan. Callahan provides insight into Joe Burrow's ACL recovery and quarterback skill progression, expectations for the revamped offensive line, Joe Mixon's growth as a pass protector and receiver, prevailing trends he's expecting to see more of from defenses as they play the cat and mouse game with evolving NFL offenses.

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Jake brings you a quick reaction to Sam Hubbard's new contract extension, from financials to leadership and on-field strengths. Is the deal team-friendly? What are the Bengals expecting from their newly extended edge defender? There will be more to say when we learn full terms of the deal, but we can begin to answer some of these questions today!

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The Cincinnati Bengals claimed center Lamont Gaillard after Arizona waived him on Wednesday, announced their inaugural Ring of Honor class, and Jake and James take your questions in the last pre-training camp weekend mailbag.

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James Rapien talks with Bengals running back Jacques Patrick about his offseason, his goals for 2021, his relationship with other players on the team, including Joe Burrow and so much more. Plus a look ahead to training camp and the final two Ring of Honor slots will be filled on Thursday.

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Jake and James discuss the Bengals' potential interest in Jordan Matthews, the PFF "select a trio" comparison between the Browns and Bengals, and the Bengals soliciting your opinions for content, along with your responses to The Athletic's Bengals fan survey.

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Jake and James talk about Elizabeth Blackburn's newest fan engagement work on Reddit and Bengals.com, then get into ESPN's future power rankings that are very skeptical of the Bengals in 4 out of 5 categories.

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What's the value of a run stuffer in the modern NFL? Where does Cincinnati Bengals defensive tackle DJ Reader line up? How does he add value that a typical run stuffer might not? What's an over front anyway? Jake and Mike dive into these questions and more in this 30+ minute deep dive into DJ Reader's tape.

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Jake and James take your questions in the weekend mailbag. We talk about the cultural impact Joe Burrow could have on the Bengals as a listener compares his personality to Tom Brady's arrival in Tampa Bay, dive into defensive line rotation and how that might look unexpected in 2021, reflect on our fondest Bengals memories, and compare the Bengals and Reds ownership group.

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James returns to the podcast after the weekend and joins Jake to talk about where Bengals running back Joe Mixon lands in ESPN's top 10 running backs, Tee Higgins' potential to be a future WR1, and we talk about the events coming up for fans at training camp.

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