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Here for the Bengals.
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Did not go as we would have liked. Right, it's
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But the one bright spot, or one of the bright
spots of the season last year is we we had
does Sean said, come into our life, and he was
kind enough to join us. Like every single week, this
dude was terrific on our show. He breaks down stats
and schemes. He's got a newsletter and it's appropriately called
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Speaker 1 (01:00):
We have to have you back.
Speaker 3 (01:01):
He's with us now to talk about the twenty twenty
five Bengals. It's awesome to have you. Sean how are you.
Speaker 4 (01:06):
No, I'm so excited to talk again.
Speaker 5 (01:08):
You know, we can forget the twenty twenty four Bengals
down officially.
Speaker 4 (01:12):
We do not need to talk about them anymore.
Speaker 5 (01:14):
We can just look straight ahead to the twenty twenty
five Bengals.
Speaker 1 (01:18):
So you're right about that.
Speaker 3 (01:20):
We can accept that the Bengals have to be better
on defense this year, and in order to do so,
a whole lot of guys from last year's team have
to play better.
Speaker 4 (01:32):
No, it's a tough situation there.
Speaker 5 (01:35):
You know, I'm really interested you bring in You bring
in Algo Golden, who at Notre Dame last year had
a huge, huge blitzer rate. He played a ton of
man coverage, really in your face defense, challenging offenses.
Speaker 4 (01:47):
And you know, the Bengals defense was kind of middle
of the road when they were blitzing last year.
Speaker 5 (01:51):
So when they were not sending any blitz they were
towards the bottom.
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So maybe you get to a situation where you say, hey.
Speaker 5 (01:59):
We're struggling in multiple positions. Let's get our guys to
just play.
Speaker 4 (02:03):
As fast as they can and kind of roll the
dice a little bit.
Speaker 5 (02:06):
Where you had Aaron Glenn maybe a little bit in
Detroit where he's gonna play man coverage, he's gonna send pressure,
he's going to test your quarterback over and over, and look,
if you get one interception a lot of time, that's
gonna be kind of enough just to win you the game.
So I'm interested to see how some of those young
guys step up. I saw so the schmar Stewart up
close at the Senior Bowl and guys to talk to
him a little bit, So that'll be fun to see
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kind of how he does in this defense. Is Miles
Murphy able to take a step? Bjhill and TJ Slating inside?
We talked a lot last season about some struggles on
the inside of the run game, So I hope those
guys are.
Speaker 4 (02:36):
Able to play well. I want to say, hey, it
can't be worse than last year, but oh, I know
better than that. It can always go for the downhill.
Speaker 3 (02:45):
It can and look, I still believe there's a lot
of upside back there in the secondary, specifically at corner.
What did you make of their approach this offseason, which
was to essentially just put a whole lot of faith
in the players, but with a new DC.
Speaker 4 (03:02):
I mean, it's it's bold.
Speaker 5 (03:04):
I would say there's some certainly some issues back there.
I think the story that they're likely selling is, hey,
we have lou En remote with a like very very
like complex defense or a defense that was going to
be built on a lot of trusts.
Speaker 4 (03:20):
And then as some of.
Speaker 5 (03:21):
Those older players, of course, you know, you move the
safety out for contract purposes, and then you bring in
those new young players. Now you're gonna have to have
a different voice in there or someone who can simplify
things for them. So if if you can have a
top end offense and you just you don't even need
to be an average defense, you need to be like
right around that that sort of area kind of as
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as opposed to last year. So is the approach my
favorite maybe not my like number one approach, But obviously
I know Bengals stands are very familiar with it being
a salary pap league and you're not just being able
to get your kind of choice of picks and even cornerback.
It's not like there were tons of cornerbacks just kind
of flying around that you would feel super You're good
about kind of tying up for the next few years.
Speaker 4 (04:02):
Thinking about some of the guys that went in some places,
so it's it's maybe a lot of faith in Al Golden.
Speaker 5 (04:09):
I can see the story that it is kind of
being told, and I could buy it a little bit.
Speaker 4 (04:14):
But it's of course going to come down to those
guys on the field.
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sports dot com s U M e R. Let's talk
about something that has me excited. The defense has me
scared and curious. The offense has me excited and curious. Uh.
Speaker 1 (04:37):
Schematically speaking, there's so many different.
Speaker 3 (04:39):
Chess pieces that does Zach Taylor and Dan Pitcher have
at their disposal. From your perspective, look, I think Chase Brown,
we all saw what he could do toward the end
of the season last year. For me at least, what
I'm most excited about is to see how they expand
upon his role this coming season.
Speaker 5 (04:56):
No, I mean, I feel like the number one Chase
Brown in all circles. I think this year is really
the year that he gets to make his stamp kind
of on that national stage.
Speaker 4 (05:07):
I want to see him used in situations.
Speaker 5 (05:09):
Where it surprised me a little bit that the Bengals
use two tie ends on the field. At the same time,
you know, I add a little bit of a more
increasing rate, you get a time end kind of in
that fullback site.
Speaker 4 (05:19):
It can give you a little bit more of.
Speaker 5 (05:21):
A physical mentality and really challenge defenses to Look, if
I play the Bengals, I'm gonna get beat by by
Chase and Higgins.
Speaker 4 (05:27):
I'm gonna do what I can to try and not
get beat by Chase and Higgins.
Speaker 5 (05:30):
But now if you're able to add on a really
physical running and I think that just creates so many
conflicts for a defense. Like you think about the Eagles
where they have a high end running game. They have
great receivers on the outside, and you just whatever way
you depend then you're gonna You're gonna lose, but you
you don't have an advantageous kind of direction against them.
Speaker 4 (05:48):
So I like Chase Brown. I like them a lot
as a player.
Speaker 5 (05:51):
I think this is the year that we get it
kind of just in the national picture, like that's what
that's everyone knows.
Speaker 4 (05:57):
The Bengals runny back to Chase Brown.
Speaker 1 (05:59):
You talk about it runing game. Do they have an
offensive line who can help them have one?
Speaker 4 (06:03):
Well, you know, I would have loved you not to
ask acause that is such a good question.
Speaker 5 (06:09):
And I think if you don't feel super super comfortable
in your offensive line, the way that you can get
away with having a good run game is that defense
has to devote so many resources to defend the pass.
I'm going to put an extra time end on the field,
so now I have more players than you kind of
in that short area right across the offensive line.
Speaker 4 (06:28):
So I'm going to try and beat you in.
Speaker 5 (06:30):
That way where maybe my my whole entire offensive line
is not the best run blockers ever. But if I
get an extra big body on the field and you're
playing really light in the box and you're really scared
that I'm gonna kind of throw just like a quick
wall out to jo Mark Cakes, maybe you can win
that way.
Speaker 4 (06:44):
So I think the question is valid. I think probably
because everyone has that same question on their mind.
Speaker 5 (06:49):
But I think you're hoping that you get that downstream
effect of a really good passing game that can maybe
open up some lanes in the run game.
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