Locked On Bengals - Daily Podcast On The Cincinnati Bengals

Joe Burrow's comments on the podium should put "The Narrative" to rest, but it didn't. Then, Matt Minich comes on and talks about his recent podcast with Mike Ayers, the signfiicance of the linebacker position, and what traits he's looking for in a Bengals future LB in this draft.

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Jake and Joe break down the insignificance of Joe Burrow's combine measurements on Monday, then The Athletic's Ted Nguyen joins the podcast and tells us how to more smartly watch football, then talks about Joe Burrow's draft profile and his fit with the Bengals, and what Zac Taylor should do to acclimate Burrow to the NFL. Ted covers the 49ers, so we also talked about what the Bengals can learn from Kyle Shannahan.

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Jake and Joe go through the exercise of trading back and selecting Tua Tagovailoa and accumulating a lot of picks to fill holes on the Bengals roster. What does that look like? What risks does that incur? You get two full mock draft Monday experiences, as they then go through a Burrow draft and explore opportunities to trade up or back at various points throughout the draft.

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Jake rants about two Joe Burrow soundbites from a recent interview that should put the national media's anti-Bengals-and-Burrow narrative to bed, and then Jake and Joe take your questoins for the weekend mailbag, ranging from the CBA to what to watch for at the combine, how much quality of competition matters for prospects, and how Burrow might affect Paul Brown Stadium attendance in 2020.

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Jake takes you through the Bengals offseason preview for the defensive interior position, and then Jake and Joe take you through the AFC and NFC South free agents for potential targets.

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Joe breaks down the Bengals offseason outlook at the edge position, and then dives into AFC East free agent targets for the teams we haven't discussed yet. Jake goes through the non-playoff NFC East free agents that might be interesting for the Bengals as we continue to work toward our top Bengals free agent targets of 2020.

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Jake and Joe break down the future of the Bengals interior offensive line, where there are more questions than answers. Then, they take a trip to the Mock Draft Machine and, after discussing the latest Joe Burrow speculative drama and drafting him anyway, they pick according to positional value and end up with a bright future for the secondary. The caveat? Well, they need to play in Free Agency to make this approach work.

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Joe sets free agency expectations based on the Bengals history and explains what it means to "check all the boxes"

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Jake and Joe preview the Bengals offseason at the tight end position. Then, the AFC North Ultimate Division Crossover concludes with coveting thy neighbor - or at least the free agents from your division rivals.

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Some sanity comes from national media in the form of Ian Rappoport, Daniel Jeremiah, and Bucky Brooks, all of whom do their own work and don't speculate in an echo chamber. Then, the AFC North crossover goes to Cleveland, where the Browns desperately want to be a real boy, the Steelers stay deluded, and we get into predictions for the 2020 season.

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