Inside the Bengals War Room: Mike Potts on Draft Strategy, Scouting & Bengals 2025 Draft Class

Join Dave Lapham on "In The Trenches" for an exclusive conversation with Cincinnati Bengals Director of Scouting, Mike Potts. This episode, brought to you by First Star Logistics, pulls back the curtain on the meticulous and year-round process of building a competitive NFL roster.

 

Player Evaluation Deep Dive: How the Bengals identify talent, focusing on upside potential, character, and leadership

 

Building a Winning Culture: The importance of player relationships, a collaborative scouting and coaching environment, and finding players who fit the Bengals' ethos.

 

The Bengals' Approach to Free Agency & the Draft: Insights into how they target players like Shemar Stewart, Demetrius Knight, Dylan Fairchild, Barrett Carter, Jalen Rivers, Tahj Brooks, and their college free agent signings (including Howard Cross, Eric Gregory, Seth McLaughlin, Caleb Etienne, Eric Miller, Lucas Patrick).

 

We want to thank Mike for being a fantastic guest and for joining us today on In the Trenches with Dave Lapham brought to you by First Star Logistics. We also look forward to growing our new central channel, First Star Media Group, and having you fans follow us along the ride. A lot more content is coming soon so definitely hit that subscribe button so you never miss one of our uploads! As always Who Dey!

 

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