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Paul, Mark, Charlie and Jay react to a busy open to free agency and a plethora of moves that didn't involve Tee Higgins or Trey Hendrickson. Watch and subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheGrowlerPodcast The Growler on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-growler/id1733476604 The Growler on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/70iJjqgPQrVzQ2pdOwVvDY Links to all...

Paul, Charlie, Jay and Mark get together for the first ever Who Dey Night hang. They unpack a wild day in the NFL where the cost of doing business went up in a big way for the Bengals. Plus, expectations for the open of free agency Monday at noon. Who Dey Night will go live on YouTube Monday-Thursday this week at 9 p.m. each night. Come join! Watch and subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com...

Paul and Mark kick of the weekend the only place you can start off with the Bengals right now. They spend the first 25 minutes of the show running through the ins and outs of Trey Hendrickson being given permission to seek a trade. What it means, where he could go, what the compensation could be, how much this is about breaking the stalemate and a likely timeline. Plus, players making concessions,...

Paul, Jay and Mo take on what to expect from the Bengals in the coming weeks. Welcome back, Jay! (2:30) News reaction: Alex Cappa released, Mike Hilton leaving, others decisions in the works (11:00) Tee Higgins latest: On the tag, when he could sign next and state of the long-term deal (20:00) Meet The Growl Gals!: Kelsey Kenter and Karey Matteucci of Barre3 Mariemont (28:00) Mo Egger joins: What...

Paul and Charlie take aim at the defensive line class in free agency. What will they do? Who will they target? Why did we both land on one specific player at defensive tackle? The draft effect and what's the possibility of a very different approach? Parsing through the tape and analytics of the biggest rebuild project of the Bengals' offseason. Watch and subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.c...

Paul and Mark kick off the weekend as Paul gets back from a week in Indianapolis at the NFL Scouting Combine. (1:00) Paul did not get in a fight at Starbucks. (4:45) Mark faces a national controversy (9:00) The Tee Higgins emoji (20:00) Shout out to our Growl Pal realtor Eric Sztanyo! (22:00) All the Bengals rumblings gathered in the streets and hallways of Indy (42:00) Your questions on changing(...

Paul and Charlie Goldsmith come to you live from Indianapolis with reactions to a day when Duke Tobin and Zac Taylor addressed the media and the notable contract issues on their plate with Tee Higgins, Ja'Marr Chase and Trey Hendrickson. Watch and subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheGrowlerPodcast The Growler on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-growler/id1733...

Paul and Mark kick off the weekend before the Combine running through a week of Bengals topics and listener questions. The first round of mock drafts and railing against the 1.0 Big Draft Illuminati. Why does everyone care about the "national narrative?" One piece of news and what wasn't news at all A history lesson on cash spending Your questions about OL coaches, Trey Hendrickson, Myles Murphy,...

Paul and Charlie begin taking a deeper look at free agency on Rewatch Reaction by diving in on the team's approach and free agent fits at guard.  What will they do?  What level and types of players are they looking for?  Who fits among the current class?  Who are our favorite fits and final predictions? Watch and subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheGrowlerPodcast The Growler on Apple...

Paul and Mark kick off the weekend on Who Dey Light.  (3:00) Mark witnesses Bob & Tom beef (6:00) Germaine Pratt channels George Costanza (11:00) Tee Higgins #VagueTweetSZN goes into overdrive and requires a history lesson (16:00) Super Bowl tweets and Mark's Kendrick Lamar impression (25:00) Your questions about trade scenarios, Duke Tobin taking the blame, 'poor' franchises and Andrei Iosiva...

Paul is joined by Geoff Hobson, of Bengals.com, as they discuss his recent travels following around a busy time for team news. They talk about Duke Tobin's tone at the Senior Bowl and the fallout of the Al Golden hire. What was it like following around Joe Burrow on Radio Row and one player who was notably attempting to stay low-key Inside the new HOF voting process that left out Willie Anderson a...

Paul and Mo catch up on Balds Don't Lie and discuss how much distractions really matter for the Bengals or if they are just the cost of doing business in the NFL.  Plus, Mo's Super Bowl take, a #GraetersWorthy Growler Bet winner, hook-related email, love for the Bearcats and scenes from the Sharonville Rec Center.  Watch and subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheGrowlerPodcast The Grow...

Paul and Charlie take a look at what they learned from the Super Bowl through a Bengals lens. As you might imagine most of that revolves around how Philadephia hired a new defensive coordinator and flipped from one of the worst defenses in football to one of the best.  On what really stood out about their rebuild, what Cooper DeJean says about Dax Hill and putting the DL draft picks side by side. ...

Paul and Mark take on a newsy week of action in New Orleans with everyone talking about the Bengals players and their contract situations.  (5:00) One week after breaking out the Duke Tobin translator, we pull out the Bengals player translator, breaking down what Trey Hendrickson and Joe Burrow really meant with what they were saying on Media Row.  (35:00) Dissecting the voting chaos from NFL Hono...

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.  Watch...

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.  Subscribe to C...

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, ga...

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 int...

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.  Follow Charlie on Twitter and subscribe to his FREE substack: https://open.substac...

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...

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 blur...

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 202...

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 f...

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...

Paul Dehner Jr. and Charlie Goldsmith break down the film of Tee Higgins in 2024 in search of answers for who the wide receiver is now as a player and what that means for the Cincinnati offense with or without him.  From the plays that won, those that amazed and the replacements that lost, a full view of what you are buying if you ink the top free agent (if available) in March.  Subscribe to Charl...