Locked On Bengals - Daily Podcast On The Cincinnati Bengals

The Cincinnati Bengals laid an egg as the season concluded with a bad loss to Baltimore, but that's secondary. Jake and James instead spend much of the episode talking about the future for the coaching staff, and reflecting on a fantastic career for A.J. Green that could be heading to another team in 2021.

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Jake and James break down Tee Higgins' rookie record potential on Sunday and the Bengals injuries heading into their final game of the season, before getting into the matchup and players to watch with an eye toward 2021. Then, James is joined by Kevin from Locked On Ravens to get the Baltimore take on a divisional rival with postseason aspirations (that the Bengals have dashed in a not-too-distant-past Week 17).

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We take our final mailbag of 2020 after looking at Brandon Allen's opportunity to win the 2021 backup job with a good performance against Baltimore on Sunday. You had a lot of questions about the future, specifically about what players should return and how to maximize their potential next year. We answer them all in today's mailbag.

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Jake and James break down how the Bengals dominated offensively on Sunday, with insights into gameplan and in-game adjustments, and what still needs work. Then we take a look at their precarious and complicated draft positioning and tiebreakers, before talking about some of their targets if they end up at the #5 spot in the 2021 NFL Draft.

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Jake takes you through the wild second half that saw the Bengals score 37 points and put up 540 yards of offense en route to a 37-31 win. Then James joins the show and we break down the draft implications of the Bengals' win on Sunday. Finally, we wrap up by breaking down another December win's implications for this coaching staff, and whose seats may still be hot.

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Jake and James break down the injury report and brewing QB competition after Ryan Finley won a game now that Brandon Allen is on the mend and practiced a little bit on Wednesday. Then we get into the Christmas spirit and extend our profound thanks for all of our listeners, before debating whether it's better for the Bengals to win this week, or maintain their draft status. We wrap up with the Locked On Texans guys joining James for a crossover discussion of the Texans, and they're scared of Ryan Finley.

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Jake and James discuss the 180 Bengals fans pulled on Zac Taylor after the oft-maligned head coach led the team to an unlikely victory over their archnemesis on MNF. Then we take your mailbag questions, including a whole lot about the coaching staff's future, and a few questions about draft capital and priorities for the Bengals in 2021.

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Enjoy this one, Bengals fans. Jake breaks down how Zac Taylor and these injury-ravaged Cincinnati Bengals stole a game we gave them no chance in, then gives out game balls to a bunch of players that had stand out performances under the bright lights on Monday. Then, James joins the show and we talk about how much this matters for Zac Taylor's future in Cincinnati, and how nice it feels to get a big win.

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Jake and James talk about the path that led the Bengals to starting Ryan Finley at quarterback against the Pittsburgh Steelers for the second straight year. Then we get into the history of 14-point underdogs and what a moral victory might look like for Zac Taylor on MNF. We wrap up by giving you some things to watch that actually might be interesting matchups with implications for the future in a game that is an extreme long-shot for the Bengals to win, or even be competitive.

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Brandon Allen's knee injury looks like it'll force Ryan Finley to start against the Steelers. We break down the injuries and QB moves before we're joined by The Athletic's Paul Dehner Jr. to talk about the future of the Bengals' coaching staff.

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