Locked On Bengals

Jake and Joe talk about the Bengals' outlook at the safety position, and continue to think about the possibility of drafting a safety at the top of Round 2 despite it not seeming like a position of need. Then they get into the important dates coming up in the NFL as free agency and the new league year get closer, review the Locked On Mock-Mock Draft options for 33, and double-check the Bengals.com Team of the 2010s. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jake breaks down the murky future for the Bengals at the cornerback position and asks what to do with Dre Kirkpatrick, then Joe reviews a couple really nice mock drafts that were published in the last few days that would set Cincinnati and Joe Burrow up for success. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bill Belichick and Charlie Weiss think Andy Dalton is the perfect fit in New England, could that mean a bigger return for the Bengals? Jake and Joe also get into a 5 round mock draft as boards begin to update after the combine risers and fallers sink in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jake and Joe break down which positions the Bengals should address via draft, and which make sense to target in free agency. Then they take listener questions, including a trivia question for listeners to play along to. They also discuss the potential for Darius Phillips, how many wins AJ Green would be worth if he's healthy, and refuse to trade picks with any other AFC North team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jake and Joe get to the Linebacker position group for their offseason outlook series, and this position is going to go through quite an overhaul this offseason. How many new Linebackers will be in Cincinnati in 2020? Then, they talk about the idea of trading Dalton and a pick to the Colts, and start to build a first-round draft board. How many first round locks do they have? What about fringe guys? Get an idea of who might be there at 33 in today's episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Paul Dehner Jr. and Ian Rappoport report separately that the Bengals have a cohesive plan for free agency, and it includes tier 1 and tier 2 targets. We'll believe it when we see it, but it inspries hope nonetheless. In the spirit of free agency, we finish our division free agency preview in preparation for our top 20 Bengals free agent targets with the AFC and NFC West. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cordy Glenn and Trai Turner trade rumors kick things off. Then, if Bengals.com and Brian Callahan are talking about wide receiver targets at 33, we need to take it a little more seriously. Jake and Joe speculate about who Callahan was talking about. They wrapped up with a review of the players the Bengals met with in Indianapolis at the combine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After catching you up on the latest Andy Dalton rumors, Jake and Joe dive into a Mock Draft Monday on hard mode. All the guys you like? They've been drafted because they tested well. No more drafting 6 day 1-2 players in the mock draft simulators. We're on hard mode here on out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jake and Joe break down reports about Andy Daltons trade value, which ranges from Round 4 to Round 2. What are the implications for a veteranless QB room? Then, they dive into questions, spending some time at the end of the show comparing Tua and Burrow, and trying to convince Joe's wife to go to the NFL Draft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

According to one of the Bengals' front office staff in the Joe Burrow interview at the combine, it was the best interview they'd ever seen. Then Jake and Joe break down the new combine drills and schedule, and some defensive players they're keeping an eye on in Indianapolis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Joe sets free agency expectations based on the Bengals history and explains what it means to "check all the boxes" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices