Paul welcomes back stepdad Dave Niinemets to Balds as they discuss the Myles Garrett trade request impact, Cooper Kupp, Hall of Fame, Hawk Tuah, Bobby Hart and Trey Brown, among other topics. 

Then Mo Egger of ESPN1530 joins to start by answering the question of if he would take less to play with Joe Burrow if he were Tee Higgins and it ends swapping a half dozen New Orleans stories. Enjoy. 

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Paul and Charlie take a deeper dive into the underlying film and numbers behind Trey Hendrickson's 17.5 sacks. 

When and against who did they come? 

How much longer can he be expected to do this?

How bad of a run defender is he and does that really matter? 

A deep dive the Bengals must be on top of before making a critical decision with their Defensive Player of the Year Candidate. 

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Paul and Mark kick off the weekend after an extra newsy offseason week for the Bengals.

They break out the Duke Tobin translator, cutting to the core of what Tobin was saying to Kelsey Conway in Mobile.

Analyzing the "jigsaw puzzle from hell" they are trying to put together. 

Taking your questions about the new negotiator for the county, offseason timelines, the possibility of a trip to Madrid, gambling on the mock offseason sheet. 

Ambush light on Most Valuable Child, poor lighting decisions and a perfect podcast connection. 

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Paul, Jay and Mo get together to talk through the Mock Offseason worksheet as it dropped on Wednesday on The Athletic. 

They offer up their thoughts on the toughest decisions, trading Trey Hendrickson, re-signing Tee Higgins, investing in the offensive line, going young on defense and the hard edge of cuts required to make it all happen. 

Plus, Paul and Jay discuss takeaways from the Al Golden introductory press conference, the Erick All injury news, the Growler Bet takeaway and a challenge for Jay in this week's ARBIES. 

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Paul and Charlie Goldsmith dive into Al Golden's defense at Notre Dame, what we learned about him as linebackers coach in Cincinnati and how it could specifically make things look different in 2025 for the Bengals. 

From players who benefit the most to those looking like misfit pieces, a dive into the future at DC. 

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Paul and Mark take stock of the latest turns of the offseason. 

(4:00) What's next for the Bengals and how much should fans be paying attention the stadium email mud-slinging? 

(10:00) The coaching carousel is spinning quite fast and could there be eyes landing on Dan Pitcher because of it?

(16:00) Concert announcement. Cool. 

(21:00) Your questions on timing of signing Tee-Ja'Marr, return of Year of The Tater, Bengals as wrestlers, the Mekhi Becton mistake, short-yardage failure answers, incredible insight on the new OL assistant, Ron Torbert on the take and JJ Watt coming out of retirement. 

(55:00) Ambush Light

(1:00:00) Dad Life takes on Disney World

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Paul and ESPN1530's Mo Egger tackle the Bengals near-culmination of the search for a new defensive coordinator and a slew of other important topics. 

(3:00) Bengals mock offseason is coming next week!

(6:30) What stands out about new OL coach Scott Peters and how steep the climb will be the goal of the line

(15:30) Do we have any problems with the process that landed on Al Golden?

(22:00) The blurred lines between college and pro coaching

(25:00) Did Mo burn his Al Golden jokes too early?

(34:00) A quick look at Ron Torbert in the Super Bowl, Cam Grandy on the roster, Super Bowl Radio Row star Mark Rypien and an important update on Toe Egger. 

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Paul and Charlie dive into the 2024 film of the Bengals' defensive line. The biggest project to fix this offseason comes with many questions and we try to provide some answers. 

Who can you count on to be a solution? 

What did we learn about Kris Jenkins as a rookie? 

How far did the career ceiling drop on Myles Murphy? Was there underlying hope? 

What will they lose in BJ Hill? 

What does the 2025 defensive line need to look like? 

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Paul and Mark dive into one of the best football weekends of the year. 

(2:00) Who to root for this weekend?

(6:00) The Bengals DC search comes into focus and an interesting nugget about a top candidate

(22:00) Listener questions: How personnel could shift, Dax Hill's fifth-year option, under center play action, full-kit wankers and Baywatch nights. 

(50:00) Ambush questions about Penn State and fantasy football team names

(1:00:00) Best bets for this weekend's games

(1:05:00) Dad life on heckling your own children in gymnastics

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Paul and Jay talk offer up the latest on the state of the Bengals' defensive coordinator search, welcome Mo Egger to talk about the team's list of free agents and potential cap cuts. Plus, a visit from a Mo Egger parody account. 

Thoughts on the divisional round, latest announcement on the 2025 International Series, Dane Brugler's mock draft, a Growler Bet and Jay brings a blast from the past for ARBIES. 

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