Locked On Bengals

Jake and James break down the Cincinnati Bengals' first depth chart of the 2020 season, with a few surprises and telling notes from the way the team put it together. Then, with football nearing, we take your questions. How many sacks will Joe Burrow endure in Week 1? Could the Bengals make a playoff run like the 2011 team did? What position group will outperform expectations? All of that and more in this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

James Rapien updates you on all the latest news and notes from today's practice, the first of the 2020 season. A.J. Green is ready to go, and Jonah Williams is excited to face a fierce test in his first NFL action. Then, Jake Liscow takes you through some key matchups in the Week 1 contest, with several that look favorable to the Bengals, and a few that will be challenging to overcome. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jake and James update you on the latest news from early Sunday, when the Bengals made one waiver claim and refined their 53-man roster. Then they review the entire roster, compared to their projections, and speculate about the few moves left to come as NFL Week 1 commences. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jake and James give their predictions for the Bengals 53-man roster, plus the latest news from the mock game on Thursday night. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jake and James bring you the most interesting notes from Joe Mixon's post-extension press conference, then are joined by PFF's data scientist, Eric Eager, to talk about Joe Mixon's contract, how it might be different from albatross deals for running backs, and some general optimism for what the Bengals have done in the 2020 offseason. We wrap up with some news from Los Angeles that is bringing some additional clarity to what the Bengals will face in their Week 1 matchup against the Chargers in Paul Brown Stadium. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Bengals gave Joe Mixon a $48m, 4-year extension on Tuesday and the debate about running back value rages on today's episode of Locked On Bengals. We also take your questions for a mid-week mailbag, including three Mixon questions and a few other questions about the offense. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jake and James talk Alex Redmond, who has passed his physical and will be right in the mix for the right guard backup job heading into the regular season. Then, with offensive line on the mind, they speculate about whether it would make sense for the Bengals to go get Riley Reiff should he become available, after reports indicate he may be released if he doesn't take a paycut in Minnesota. Finally we catch up on the Bengals' visit to the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, where the team delivered its statement on racial injustices in the United States. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jake Liscow and James Rapien break down the Bengals scrimmage. First, Jake recaps the action and then James discusses the main things that stood out about Joe Burrow, the offensive line, the young linebacker unit and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

James updates you on the Mackensie Alexander's father, who turned up alive and well in Florida today, then dives into A.J. Green's praise for Joe Burrow's leadership. Then we update you on camp today, before digging into the crowded wide receiver room, where cuts will certainly be difficult for a talented group. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jake and James update you on the latest from Florida, where Mackenzie Alexander continues to search for his father. We also talk about the potential impacts his absence may have on the team, while we send our best to the Alexander family. Then we get into today's camp notes, including quite a few notable injury updates, and some players stepping up their participation in practice. Finally, we talk about how Lou Anarumo should use Vonn Bell, and what Jessie Bates and Mike Daniels had to say about Joe Burrow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

James and Jake discuss the latest on A.J. Green, plus no fans will be allowed to watch Joe Burrow's NFL debut in person and your questions answered in a midweek mailbag. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A.J. Green showed up on the practice field today for the first time since tweaking his hamstring, and was joined by veterans Carlos Dunlap, Carl Lawson, and Joe Mixon - who were there ostensibly for veteran days off before a rest day on Tuesday. Jordan Evans also left practice on the cart, but John Ross and Tee Higgins participated and impressed in team drills. Jake and James also update you on Joe Burrow's day of practice, where he looked good after a rough Sunday, and Jake can't stop talking about Bobby Hart. We wrapped up by discussing what Carlos Dunlap had to say in his press conference today, which strayed into the deep end of current events in the U.S. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tee Higgins participated in 11 on 11 and other team drills today, and John Ross's family is healthy, he's back in Cincinnati with the team, and even spoke to the media after practice today. We broke down those ramifications, then dove into Joe Burrow's rocky day quarterbacking the Bengals offense, while tipping a hat to Carlos Dunlap and the Bengals defense. Things weren't going so well for the Bengals on D until today's practice. Finally, we catch you up on some major stories around the NFL, including the COVID testing snafu in New Jersey, Earl Thomas's break up with Baltimore, and Dre Kirkpatrick finding a new home in Arizona. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jake and James record a live episode recapping the Bengals first scrimmage of 2020 training camp, wherein Burrow and Auden Tate impressed, and Alex Erickson is going to make decisions difficult in the WR room. We also took some fan questions from our live chat that was running while we recorded. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

John Ross is on his way back to Cincinnati, Tee Higgins and Shawn Williams are on the mend, and all eyes are on next week for A.J. Green. Joe Burrow bounces back from a subpar first day in the redzone with a stellar performance on Thursday, despite an interception he threw to Josh Bynes. Bynes spoke highly of the rookie, and seems to be embracing his leadership role in the linebacker room. We also touch on the offensive line, which took a step forward on Thursday with Bobby Hart and Xavier Sua-Filo maintaining their starting roles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jake and James update you on the latest on Renell Wren's and Shawn Williams's injuries, and break down the most interesting points from William Jackson III's presser yesterday, including some reasons for a rosey outlook for Jackson in 2020. Then, we take your questions for a mid-week mailbag as the Bengals took a day off. We compared the Bengals' injury games lost to the rest of the NFL, take a look at potential breakout players on both sides of the ball, and project receiving leaders, amongst other topics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jake and James update you on the news of the day, including an injury update for A.J. Green, Tee Higgins, Shawn Williams and Renell Wren. Then we break down Joe Burrow's performance in the red zone as the Bengals don full pads for the first day of 2020 training camp, and things went just okay. Burrow threw some touchdowns, his first interception of camp, the offensive line had some issues in protection, but Burrow's confidence was evident in his post-practice presser. We finish with the defense, where Andrew Brown gets his chances inside and Carlos Dunlap had two interceptions on the day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jake and James talk you through the latest news out of Bengals camp, now officially open to the media. Renell Wren goes down with a leg injury that looks serious, leaving the Bengals thin at IDL for the second time this offseason. A.J. Green tweaks his hamstring, but it sounds like it won't be a significant injury. Then we review Joe Burrow's day at practice, where he thoroughly impressed media members watching him for the first time. Other players practiced too, including Mike Thomas stepping into a starting role, what's going on with the rookies, and more hype in the last practice before the pads come on Tuesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jake and James break down the Bengals roster moves over the weekend, bringing in defensive linemen Amani Bledsoe (2019 practice squad with the Tennessee Titans) and Bryce Sterk (college free agent who previously signed with Miami) to compete in camp as padded practices begin on Monday. Speaking of padded practices, each of your hosts gives their top three things to watch in this week's training camp, where we'll have James's boots on the ground for eyewitness reports. Find out what our burning questions are as training camp accelerates this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jake and James start by breaking down Tyler Boyd's press conference today, which leaked that Tee Higgins has been dealing with a "minor" injury, Joe Mixon is just waiting for "an offer he likes," and more confidence in Joe Burrow. Then we get into the weekend mailbag with questions ranging from which Bengal has a chance to take a big leap this year, what happens to Trae Waynes if Darius Phillips balls out, and who will join Stanley Morgan as a special teams standout in 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices