The Growler

By Paul Dehner Jr.Sports Football

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The Growler episodes

July 20 Rewatch: Current relevance of the 2021 rise
Paul, Jay and Charlie each rewatched the breakout game of the 2021 Bengals season, a 41-17 victory in Baltimore against the Ravens.
We dive into the details of that rise, it's relevancy to the 2026 team, the litany of connections, legacy moments, rank Ja'Marr's most memorable plays from that year, talk Burrow vs Lamar, shout out Tre Flowers and much, much more.
Enjoy a view at the 2021 rise through the lens of 41-17.
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58 min
July 16 Who Dey Light: Fan survey results, surprise guest, summer questions
Paul and Mark throw together one of the last true offseason shows before camp begins.
-Intro
-Back from Yellowstone
-Show preview
-Bengals fan survey analysis
-Buying or selling? Join Team Sztanyo at Keller-Williams: [email protected]
-Prolific Athletic commenter Nate S. joins the show
-Taking Growl Pal questions
-Ambush Light: All Hair vs All-Bald Team
-Power rankings: Vacation modes of transport
-Go see Mark in Lexington this weekend! www.markchalifoux.com
-Dad Life
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1 hr 23 min
July 08 The Growler: Players who will be better (and some worse)
Jay Morrison and Mark Chalifoux anchor this combo episode of PD&J and Who Dey Lite. They play "Better or Worse" with Ted Karras, Boye Mafe, Bryan Cook, Evan McPherson and more. Jay's Got Stats about playoff unit rankings and they discuss the biggest potential drama before cutdown day.
The Growl Pals have questions about MVP Winners after injury seasons, Joe Burrow's prep, position group success rate, and a DJ Turner regression (nope). Ambush question, ARBIES, a power rankings of things that happen every four years and Dad Life rounds out this special episode of The Growler.
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1 hr 6 min
June 30 Bengals' best bets w/ Mo Egger
Paul and Mo offer up their perspective on the best Bengals bets for the season and what angles could prove profitable.
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37 min
June 26 Who Dey Light: Bengals' summer questions
Paul and Mark are in full fun-time summer mode talking about the Bengals world and well beyond. They take your questions and then go deeper into kidnappings, pool entrances and barbarians.

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00:00 Theme song and intro
07:26 Tee Higgins at BananaBall
13:51 Other NFL non-football news
19:51 Your questions
22:18 Bengals defense
26:14 NFL Draft in Cincinnati?
31:48 AFC North depth
38:53 Bandwagon fans
44:55 Ambush Light
49:22 Growl Pal Spotlight
51:58 Power Rankings
1:02:13 Fun news story of the week
1:06:35 Dad Life

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1 hr 15 min
June 24 Deep dive: Burrow under center expansion?
Paul and Charlie take a deep dive into the Cincinnati Bengals' tinkering with expansion of the under center offense for Joe Burrow.
Hear from Burrow, Joe Flacco and offensive coordinator Dan Pitcher.

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00:00 Intro & theme song
03:20 Bengals' offensive stats
14:53 Burrow on evolution of Bengals offense
26:44 Bengals OC on NFL explosiveness
32:36 Risks & benefits of going under center
37:57 Joe Flacco, expert
46:15 Bengals personnel matters
49:27 Chase Brown's running game
53:01 Finding the right balance

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1 hr 8 min
June 18 Bengals offseason program takeaways
Paul and Charlie tie a bow on the Cincinnati Bengals' Offseason Program by offering up three takeaways each, along with a list of honorable mentions.

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00:00 Intro & theme song
04:24 Bengals' defensive communication
10:33 Joe Burrow
24:54 Versatility without substitution
30:25 Al Golden on the clock
40:20 Critical Bengals' backups
45:45 Erick All
47:09 Honorable mentions
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57 min
June 15 Reacting to Katie & Elizabeth Blackburn conversation
Paul and Jay offer reactions to Katie and Elizabeth Blackburn's conversation with Paul and a small group of reporters on Monday.

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00:00 Theme song and intro
02:52 Bengals' relationship with Joe Burrow
12:58 Zac Taylor and Duke Tobin
20:32 Bengals' Ring of Honor changes
25:11 State of the Bengals' roster

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33 min
June 10 PD&Jay: Burrow restructure and DB room dynamics
Paul and Jay come off the latest OTA practice open to media discussing the Joe Burrow restructured contract, dynamics in the new defensive back room, stats and stories from the latest availability.

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00:00 Theme song and intro
03:52 Burrow's contract restructure
22:50 Bengals' defensive back room
41:35 Jay's Got Stats
50:00 #bengalsgrowlerbet
50:51 ARBIES

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59 min
June 09 Bengals in 2026: This or that?
Paul is joined by Mo Egger, of ESPN1530, to dive into a series of debates about the 2026 Bengals (and other stuff).

00:00 Theme song and intro
05:30 Bengals offense vs defense
12:02 Red flag: slow start vs Dexter Lawrence
15:39 Aliens!
20:26 Paycor Stadium mishaps
22:32 Cincinnati Reds' title chances
25:41 Burrow vs Chase
28:42 Tony vs Austin

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The Growler on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-growler/id1733476604

The Growler on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/70iJjqgPQrVzQ2pdOwVvDY

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38 min

About The Growler

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Paul Dehner Jr., senior Bengals writer for The Athletic, takes you inside Paycor Stadium to keep you informed and entertained on all things Bengals. He's joined by Mo Egger of ESPN1530, Charlie…