The Growler

On this week’s Who Dey Light, Mark is joined by Charlie for the first time on WDL. The two get into Dexter Lawrence’s leadership and how he’s acclimating and shoot down some Joe Burrow Rams speculation. They get into Erick All and how hyped we should be, and another sneaky fun OTA development. Charlie has some insight on the cornerback room and likelihood of extensions, and discuss whether Joe Burrow’s MVP odds are a good investment.

The two also take a listener question about great Bengals bars and which current player would someday make the best coach or GM.

It’s also a fun Charlie-lore episode, as we learn more about his professional journey, his Nickelodeon v. Disney takes, how his opinions on ghosts have evolved since the incident, his sports fandom side, and his advice for new grads.

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00:00 Theme song and intro

06:09 Dexter Lawrence as a Bengal

10:48 Erick All

13:06 Joe Burrow to LA?

16:55 Charlie Q&A time

59:40 Growl Pal Spotlight

1:03:27 Animal Story of the Week

1:04:49 Go see Mark!

1:06:45 Dad Life

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Paul and Jay get together after the Bengals' first OTA practice of the offseason. Hear from Erick All on his surgeries, rehabilition and return to the field. Hear from DJ Turner on his off-season travel and his return to Bengals practices. Paul & Jay discuss Turner's ongoing contract situation. They break down their takeaways from what was seen and heard at Paycor Stadium.

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00:00 Theme song and intro

03:15 Erick All's return

18:26 DJ Turner's offseason and return

36:56 Jays Got Stats

43:26 OTA takeaways

52:51 Myles Garrett to the Rams

59:38 ARBIES

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Paul and Mark kick off the weekend addressing myriad Bengals topics and other weird stuff. They discuss their favorite Bengals' stories of the week, including how little news there is and how much offseason workouts matter. They answer your questions on the Bengals' O-Line, the linebackers, undrafted free agents and the Bengals Ring of Honor.

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00:00 Theme song and intro

05:50 Drama-free Bengals offseason is upon us

11:34 OTAs start next week!

20:41 Your questions

21:33 Bengals the best offensive line?

27:21 Sam linebacker?

29:20 Dad life RPB

33:12 Undrafted free agency potential adds

36:33 Flag talk!

38:47 Ring of Honor RPB

42:34 Potential injuries

48:28 #bengalsgrowlerbet

49:32 Growl Pal Spotlight

52:38 Animal news stories

54:23 Go see Mark!

55:26 Dad Life

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Paul and Jay welcome Kelsey Conway as well as diving into the new Ring of Honor setup and buying/selling Bengals stock.

00:00 Theme song and intro

03:38 Bengals Ring of Honor

23:57 Kelsey Conway on Beyond Sunday

36:04 State of the Bengals

39:30 Bengals stock exchange

1:10:14 #bengalsgrowlerbet

1:10:44 ARBIES

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Paul and Mark kick off the weekend by running through Bengals news as the off-offseason hits full swing. They discuss whether Ja'Marr Chase's absence or a potential Joe Burrow contract restructure rise to the level of drama and what Kid Cudi and Katie Blackburn could have talked about. They answer your questions on the Bengals as favorites, Dexter Lawrence and Optimistic Land.

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00:00 Theme song & intro

04:03 Where's the Bengals drama?

16:59 Katie Blackburn & Kid Cudi

24:15 Your questions

25:00 History of favorites?

28:42 Dexter Lawrence trade a success if...?

33:31 Bengals' organizational changes

39:07 Optimistic Land best options?

44:03 Dad Life RPB

47:40 Ambush Light

50:48 Growl Pal Spotlight

53:51 Meth Raccoon Story of the Week

57:32 Go see Mark!

59:07 Dad life

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Paul, Jay and Mo react to what Joe Burrow had to say at his offseason news conference on Wednesday at Paycor Stadium.

Hear from Joe Burrow on what the Bengals did in the offseason, his offseason goals and off-the-field viewpoint.

Plus, Mo we try to deal with Mo's snake problem.

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Paul is joined by NFL VP, Media Distribution, Hans Schroeder to discuss the inner-workings of the schedule and how the Bengals were viewed throughout that process.

From the history of how close Baltimore-Cincinnati was to being switched last season to the international selection process, the role of Joe Burrow, the bye week dynamics, rest disparity and all the behind the scenes about how the Bengals' schedule and more came to be.

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Paul, Jay and Mark get together for a reaction to the Bengals' schedule release, looking at the most important developments, games that got tougher, what's a thing or not a thing, the schedule release video and questions from the chat.

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Paul is joined by Bengals director of football research Sam Francis. They discuss the team's analytics department, it's growth, impact on the draft, free agency and evolution of the data side of the game.

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Paul and Mark kick off the weekend with a look at what's going on with the Bengals and beyond. They discuss the return of Joe Burrow and answer your questions on Dexter Lawrence, NFL Draft comp picks, mascot summtis, and more.

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00:00 Theme song and intro

04:18 Bengals players comings and goings

12:09 NFL schedule outlook

23:00 Your Bengals questions

44:39 Growl Pal Spotlight

47:09 Raccoon whimsy

54:53 Dad life

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